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Midday Newscast: April 3, 2008
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Members of the Vermont House are voting today on how to pay for roads and bridges; advocates say the state needs to do more to expand health care to Vermonters who can’t afford it; Sen. Patrick Leahy is taking on the Department of Homeland Security again about identification requirements at U.S. borders.Vermont Edition
Vermont’s Rough Roads
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We talk about our state’s deepest ruts and potholes with Transportation Secretary Neale Lunderville and with the director of the National University Transportation Center at UVM. Also, we hear from the Vermont Retail Association about whether or not Vermonters are opening their pocketbooks in today’s economy. And commentator Peter Gilbert reflects on the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death.VPR News
Rough Roads: Aging transportation network a hurdle for State road repairs
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The constant freezing and thawing this winter have cracked highways and opened up crater-sized potholes. But the problem didn’t just happen over the past few months. For years, Vermont has failed to keep up with repairs to the state’s aging transportation network. The question now in Montpelier is how can the state catch up before the situation gets even worse?VPR News
Water, freezing temperatures add to Rutland pothole problem
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Road crews face a tough job when Vermont’s roads deteriorate, especially in the spring. Freezes and thaws have turned many paved streets into an "asphalt Swiss cheese." VPR’s Nina Keck checks in with the street department in Rutland.VPR News
Morning Newscast: March 26, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The House Transportation Committee is frustrated by the worsening condition of the state’s roads and highways, so the committee has taken the unusual step of trying to force the Douglas Administration to borrow money to pay for the needed repairs; some high school students in southern Vermont hope to help spread the darkness by participating in Earth Hour.VPR News
Senate leaders propose using capital gains tax to repair bridges and roads
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Vermont’s capital gains tax could be used to help pay for transportation projects. Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate are drafting a proposal to close a tax loophole, and use the savings to improve the state’s roads and bridges. But the Douglas Administration wants to use the money to lower income taxes for middle and upper income Vermonters.Vermont Edition
Maintaining Vermont’s Bridges and Roads
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We talk with Vermont’s Transportation Secretary Neale Lunderville about challenges facing the state’s transportation infrastructure– from roads to bridges. And we look at how Governor Douglas plans to address those concerns without raising the gas tax.VPR News
Road improvement project comes with sacrifices
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It’s the summer construction season and dozens of highway projects are under way around the state. One of those is the road improvement project through the center of Ludlow.VPR News