It’s looking very unlikely that the Legislature will back a bill requiring paid sick leave. House Speaker Shap Smith says there isn’t enough support in the House to pass the legislation so the measure will remain in committee. But backers of the bill are not giving up just yet. Three days into their strike, Chittenden County bus drivers say they have prepared a counter-offer for management. The strike has left thousands of passengers without reliable transportation. And even the union’s supporters hope the labor action ends soon. Vermont lawmakers will be meeting to discuss child custody and regional differences in child abuse casework today. The meeting follows the death of a Poultney toddler last month.
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.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
