Reporter roundtable: As lawmakers get to work in Montpelier, a preview of what's ahead in 2022

By Connor Cyrus,

Matthew F Smith

Published January 6, 2022 at 5:08 PM EST

A wintery scene showing snow-covered trees in front of the State House in Montpelier — Despite starting the 2022 legislative session remotely, lawmakers got to work outlining their bills, proposals, and priorities that will make up their work for coming year. This hour, "Vermont Edition" talks to political reporters to recap what to expect.

The first week of the new legislative session is wrapping up, and this hour, we're checking in with political journalists about what to expect for the coming year on policies and bills related to the state's workforce, pensions, budgets, Vermont's COVID-19 response, and more.

Our guests are:

Peter Hirschfeld, VPR's political reporter covering the legislature
Lola Duffort, VT Digger's reporter covering state government and elections
Calvin Cutler, WCAX Channel 3's political reporter

Broadcast live on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at noon.

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Connor Cyrus

Connor Cyrus joined Vermont Public as host and senior producer in March 2021. He was a morning reporter at WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University), he started his reporting career as an intern at WPTZ, later working for WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine, and WCAX Channel 3, where he covered a broad range of stories from Vermont’s dairy industry to the nurses’ strikes at UVM Medical Center. He’s passionate about journalism’s ability to shed light on complex or difficult topics, as well as giving voice to underrepresented communities.

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Matthew F Smith

Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.

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