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Gov. Jim Douglas

Governor Jim Douglas is Bob Kinzel’s guest on the next Vermont Edition to discuss a few top issues in the state this week.

Midday Newscast February 24, 2009

Governor Jim Douglas will be at the Capitol tonight as a guest of President Obama; an 18-year-old man charged with setting a fire that destroyed a historic block in downtown Springfield has been sentenced to two to ten years in prison; more…

Midday Newscast: February 17, 2008

Slightly radioactive water is still leaking from a pipe at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; there’s a debate at the Statehouse about whether cars and trucks can go two years between state inspections;
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Governor Jim Douglas

Governor Jim Douglas joins Bob Kinzel to answer your questions about the state’s fiscal condition and the impact a stimulus plan could have on Vermont’s economy.
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Inaugural Addresses

As Governor Douglas prepares to give his fourth inaugural address, we look at the history of the speech itself. Also, we learn about a program that pairs lawmakers with Girl Scouts. And we continue our series on the Vermont Statehousewith a trip to the building’s basement.

Midday Newscast: September 17, 2008

A new loan program helps VT homeowners improve their houses for this winter; different points of view on results of the first opinion poll in the governor’s race; Vermont Yankee is reduced to about half power after cooling tower problem; Senator Patrick Leahy questions FBI Director about Wall Street crisis;