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VPR Newscast: Monday, April 7, 2014, 12:04 p.m.

Vermont Public | By Peter Biello,

Published April 7, 2014 at 12:04 PM EDT

Gov. Peter Shumlin announced today that he has appointed Tommy Walz of Barre to fill the seat in the Vermont House of Representatives that had been held by Rep. Tess Taylor.

Vermont State Police have identified two officers shot by Timothy Foley of Leicester.

A small number of businesses in Vermont are now taking payments with the crypto-currency Bitcoin.

Prospects appear to be dimming for big changes this year in how Vermont governs and pays for its public schools.

Vermont is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Women, Infants and Children nutritional program.

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Peter Biello

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.

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Annie Russell

Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

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