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Newscast: Thursday, Apr. 18, 2014, 12:04 p.m.

Vermont Public | By Melody Bodette,

Published April 17, 2014 at 12:14 PM EDT

A bill that bans drivers from using hand-held cell phones is stalled at the Statehouse. Chief Executive Officers of many of Vermont's largest employers are generally optimistic about the economy, according to a recent survey. A Newport man accused of crushing seven sheriffs' vehicles with a farm tractor is scheduled for trial in June. Police in Stowe, say they are investigating the untimely deaths of two adults.

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Melody Bodette

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.

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Mitch Wertlieb

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.

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