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Follow VPR's statehouse coverage, featuring Pete Hirschfeld and Bob Kinzel in our Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.

'There Oughta Be A Law...'

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Vermont School's "Legithon" will be held at the Statehouse Nov. 13-15, 2015.

Have you ever looked at a problem in Vermont and thought to yourself, 'Here's how that could be fixed'?  On the next Vermont Edition, we're looking for your great ideas of laws to pass - or repeal! - that you think would improve life in Vermont. Our guest is Vermont Law School professor Oliver Goodenough, who is hosting a three-day "Legithon" at the Statehouse in November. The event asks citizens to create laws that balance economic development while protecting public interest. Goodenough will be our guest to discuss the legislative process, and how competing tensions are weighed in path of a bill becoming a law. 

What law would you create, if you could? Post below

Also in today's program, the newest installment of Dorothy's List. Reporter Amy Noyes takes us to Sheldon, where fifth and sixth graders have been reading the Dorothy Canfield Fisher-nominated book, Port Chicago 50. The non-fiction book by Steve Sheinkin tells the story of African-American sailors in the U.S. Navy fighting for civil rights at the naval base Port Chicago in 1944. 

Patti is an integral part of VPR's news effort and part of the team that created Vermont Edition. As executive producer, Patti supervises the team that puts Vermont Edition on the air every day, working with producers to select and research show ideas, select guests and develop the sound and tone of the program.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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