A tumultuous debate over the $4.5 billion state budget is nearing an end with the legislature's vote to override the governor's veto.  We look into what the override vote means for the state and the political climate in Montpelier with Middlebury College Political Scientist Eric Davis.  We also hear reaction from Administration Secretary Neale Lunderville and Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Bartlett. (Listen)

Also on the program, we hear from southern Vermont mystery writer Archer Mayor.  His long-running series on Detective Joe Gunther has entertained readers for decades. (Listen)