The Vermont House is set to debate boosting the minimum wage in the state from its current $8.73 to $10.10 per hour. But the big question is how fast to get to that level. Landmark College in Putney plans to build a $10 million center for education and research in the so-called STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and math.A lawyer for a man charged in connection with the killing of a Sheffield woman says pre-trial publicity has made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in an unrelated case. The Lake Champlain Transportation Company says the ferry between Charlotte, Vt. And Essex, New York is closed due to ice.
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.
Neal was a reporter and VPR's All Things Considered host from 2001 to 2014. He joined VPR in 1996, hosting VPR's jazz programming, including live performances from the VPR studios and the Discover Jazz Festival. Prior to VPR, Neal was a programmer and host for WNCS in Montpelier and WDEV in Waterbury. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
