VPR Evening News April 17th, 2008

A political firestorm over the state budget erupted at the Statehouse; Advocates for Vermont’s elderly are protesting possible cuts in state-sponsored pharmaceutical programs; The CFO at UVM is resigning following problems with financial services contracts; The nation’s economic downturn is reaching Vermont, with a rise in foreclosures; and commentator Jason Lorber explains a particularly absurd part of the tax filing process.