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Vt. Unemployment Climbs
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Vermont’s unemployment rate has climbed again. The state Department of Labor says the rate for July was 5.7 percent. That’s up two-tenths of a percentage point from July.Vermont Edition
Vermont’s Solid Waste Makes A Long Journey To Landfills
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Vermont’s landfills are few, and some of what we throw away is now trucked out of state. We look at how solid waste is handled, and efforts to divert more of away from landfills.VPR News
House Approves Veterans Jobs Bill
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(Host) The House has approved legislation that’s designed to create new job opportunities for members of the Vermont National Guard who recently returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. The chairman of the House commerce committee says the bill is needed because as many as 30% of the 1500 Guard members who served in Afghanistan are out of work.VPR News
Compromise Reached On Unemployment Insurance Fund
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Governor Jim Douglas and Democratic leaders have reached a compromise that will erase a growing deficit in the state’s unemployment insurance fund. The agreement calls for businesses to pay more, while workers will see a freeze in benefits.VPR News
Drop in Vt. unemployment rate may be short lived
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According to a new report, unemployment in Vermont dropped faster than in any other state in the country last month. But state officials believe the good news is going to be short lived and doesn’t represent a turnaround for the state economy.VPR Series and Specials
Hitting Home: Hopes Rise
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This ongoing VPR series that looks at how the economy is affecting the lives of Vermonters returns for an update beginning August 3rd.VPR News
VT Edition: Vermont’s Unemployment Insurance Fund
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Parricia Moulton Powden, Warren Kitsmiller and Michael Marcotte talk with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the status of the state’s unemployment insurance fundVermont Edition
Saving Vermont’s unemployment insurance fund
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Vermont’s unemployment insurance fund is running out of money. We discuss options for restoring it to health. And Candace Page reports on the status of wind projects around the state.VPR News