It’s do-over time at the Legislature for a campaign finance bill. Lawmakers passed a campaign finance reform bill last month, and Governor Peter Shumlin signed it into law. But the legislation contains a major mistake and lawmakers will have to address the issue soon. According to a recent report, people with mental illness who need hospitalization in Vermont may wait days to get admitted to a hospital. Such long delays can seem unbearable to patients who are already agitated. So Northeast Kingdom Human Services is training people to provide support to them in the hospital or at home. Some of those companions are people who have also experienced mental illness. The Vermont Health Department confirms there have been three drug overdose deaths in Addison County from the painkiller fentanyl.
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.
