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Newscast: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 12:04 p.m.

Vermont lawmakers have passed the country's first state bill to require the labeling of genetically modified foods as such, setting up a war between the U.S. food industry and an American public that overwhelmingly approves of the idea.

The Vermont House is slated to take a final vote on passage of a measure calling for a study of potential tax revenues and other impacts from legalizing marijuana.
Several national companies that offer small loans at high interest rates have agreed to refund money to more than one thousand Vermont borrowers.
New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked the Secret Service and Internal Revenue Service to investigate reports of tax fraud affecting more than 150 doctors and health care providers in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Lynne worked for Vermont Public from 2002 to 2022 as a producer/reporter for special news projects.
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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