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Reporter roundtable: What Vermont lawmakers did — and didn't — accomplish this session

Front of statehouse in Montpelier on Spring day.
Abagael Giles
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VPR
Vermont lawmakers ended the legislative session last Thursday. This hour, what they passed and didn't pass.

Live call-in discussion: From passing an $8 billion budget to reforming the pension program for state employees and cutting taxes for families with young children, Vermont’s lawmakers accomplished a lot this session.

But there were still a few key bills that got vetoed or where a compromise couldn't be reached. This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak will speak with statehouse reporters on the big takeaways of the session that wrapped up last Thursday.

Our guests are:

  • Lola Duffort, political reporter for VTDigger
  • Bob Kinzel, senior reporter at VPR

Broadcast live at noon on Tuesday, May 17, 2022; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.