The home for Vermont Public's coverage of economy and working issues affecting the state of Vermont.
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Younger workers discuss the ways their relationship to their jobs has shifted since the pandemic.
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The industry is recovering from a massive bird flu outbreak and high inflation rates, but prices may not fall to what they once were.
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Seven Days reporter Rachel Hellman delved in to a new algorithm that changed how the U.S. Postal Service calculates pay for its rural mail carriers. The May 6 change affects both rural mail carriers in Vermont as well as people receiving mail.
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Around 760 households are set to lose their eligibility in Vermont's motel housing program today. Housing advocates across the state are struggling to identify open shelter beds, affordable rentals, or campsites to meet the urgent need for shelter.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with wedding industry experts on the state of Vermont's wedding industry post-pandemic and wedding trends to look out for this year.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak leads a discussion on the impending end of Vermont's motel housing program.
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State lawmakers have passed a bill this week that would boost the number of Vermonters with access to a retirement fund and help more workers save for old age.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with vintage and antique dealers about the tricks of their trade.
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"What class are you?" It's a question that Vermont Public reporter Erica Heilman has been asking people in Vermont. Ashton Allen runs community meals at the American Legion in Hardwick. In this episode he talks about how eating together can blur class lines and strengthen community ties.
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"What class are you?" It's a question that Vermont Public reporter Erica Heilman has been asking people in Vermont. In this story, former Vermont lawmaker John Rodgers talks about why so few working class people serve in the Legislature these days.