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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 and 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 worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.