In his budget proposal last week, Governor Peter Shumlin asked the legislature to increase state funding to both the University of Vermont and the Vermont State College system by two percent, beginning in January 2015. But the outgoing chair of the VSC Board of Trustees says that’s not enough, and that the increase is unfairly divided between UVM and the state colleges. New Hampshire's House is considering a bill requiring genetically modified foods to be labeled. The Colchester Police Department is reminding drivers that a new state law makes it illegal to use portable electronic devices while driving in work zones.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
