Mark Davis
News DirectorMark Davis has spent more than a decade working as a reporter in Vermont, focusing on both daily and long-form stories. Prior joining Vermont Public as assistant news director, he worked for five years at Seven Days, the alt-weekly in Burlington, where he won national awards for his criminal justice reporting. Before that, he spent nine years at the Valley News, where he won state and national awards for his coverage of the criminal justice system, Topical Storm Irene, and other topics. He has also served as a producer and editor for the Rumblestrip podcast. He graduated from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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Vermont Public Chief Operating Officer Brendan Kinney has been hired as the new CEO of VTDigger’s parent organization. -
A trove of police body camera video is providing a new window into last month's controversial immigration raid in South Burlington. A Tufts university student detained by ICE last year after writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed has settled her case with the federal government. And the Vermont legislature is clarifying what towns can control when it comes to farming after a surprise state Supreme Court decision last May. Plus, Vermont is one of six New England states weighing new legislation to make it easier for people to own and install small, plug-in solar panels. -
For this episode, a Para Alpine skier from Pittsfield is competing at the Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy
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More school budget results, Vermonters in the cross-hairs of President Trump’s trade war, and the very latest in poutine news.
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Waterbury considers building new housing on the edge of a 100-year flood zone, plus a song from a group of immigrants who call Vermont home, ahead of their debut performance next week at The Flynn in Burlington.
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In today’s episode, a changing of the guard at the Vermont National guard, a local author’s book gets recognized as an ‘outstanding English-language book of Jewish interest.
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In this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, the latest from Montpelier from Vermont Public’s Peter Hirscheld and Lola Duffort on the retirementannouncement of the Vermont Senate pro tempore.
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A federal waiver from the Scott administration that’s meant to nudge SNAP recipients to purchase healthier options with their food benefits; plus - with Valentine’s Day this Saturday - we hear about love, in all its forms.
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In this episode, we’ll get to some regional news, like new treatments for R-S-V that have lowered pediatric hospitalizations in our region; Nina Keck will join us to talk about older loved ones and finances; and police ask drivers to clean snow and ice off their cars' roofs before driving.
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The state auditor found that regulators who oversee Vermont's food and lodging industry haven’t responded to complaints; a local ski area gets some upgrades; a vegan chef shares a recipe and we’ll share where to find free holiday meals this week throughout the state.
