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

Progressive Leaders On School Taxes, Health Care And Minimum Wage

Washington County Sen. Anthony Pollina discusses the Progressive agenda in Montpelier.
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Washington County Sen. Anthony Pollina discusses the Progressive agenda in Montpelier.

Progressive leaders in Montpelier began the legislative session with a plan for Vermonters to pay their school taxes based on their income, rather than the value of their property. The plan failed to gain traction in both the House and Senate. We're talking with Progressive leaders about how their agenda has been received in the Statehouse this year.

Washington County Sen. Anthony Pollina and Middletown Springs Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman join Vermont Edition? to discuss school taxes, health care, paid family leave and Vermont's minimum wage.

Broadcast live on Friday, April 6, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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