We discuss the challenges the Department of Mental Health is facing and
the plans for navigating forward as it still feels the effects of Tropical Storm Irene.
One of the most emotional and
contentious bills in the Statehouse right now would allow terminally ill
patients to get a prescription to legally end their own lives. Supporters call
it Death with Dignity, opponents call it physician assisted suicide.
Lawmakers share their thoughts on Governor Shumlin’s budget address, VPR’s John Dillon provides analysis of energy issue facing the state and we listen back to the voice in the news this week.
The state’s new Challenges for Change budget-cutting plan is expected to trim $50-million in the next fiscal year. We look at the proposal, the controversial cuts and why backers want the plan passed in the coming weeks.