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Vermont state Senators weigh in on the recent veto session

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Lia Chien
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Vermont Public
We'll hear from members of the state Senate on the recent veto session that ended last week.

Live call-in discussion: After months of negotiations, Vermont’s lawmakers have passed a state budget and put some new laws on the books. On today's show, leaders in the state Senate discuss what came out of the recent veto session, including a landmark bill to reform the childcare sector.

Our guests:

  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Senate majority leader
  • Sen. Randy Brock, Senate minority leader
  • Sen. Jane Kitchel, chair of the Appropriations Committee
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

Broadcast at noon Monday, June 26, 2023; 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.
Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.