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Vermont Edition: Live from the Statehouse

Several empty seats line two rows of desks with papers on them.
Sophie Stephens
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Vermont Public
Papers sit on desks on the senate floor Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 as the legislative session kicks off.

Vermont’s lawmakers are reconvening at the statehouse in Montpelier. It’s the first day of the new legislative session.

Today on Vermont Edition, it's a special broadcast live in the Cedar Creek Room at the Vermont Statehouse. We’ll speak with party leaders like House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth. We’ll talk housing with Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Housing commissioner Alex Farrell. Progressive Kate Logan will tell us about her party's priorities. Plus, Republican Sen. Randy Brock and Democratic Rep. Emilie Kornheiser on property taxes, and what the legislature’s going to do to try to keep them under control.

Broadcast live at noon Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024; 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.
As Director of Content Partnership, Eric works with individuals and organizations to make connections leading to more Vermont stories. As Producer of the Made Here series, Eric partners with filmmakers from New England and Quebec to broadcast and stream local films. Find more info here: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here
Tedra worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.