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  • Cabot votes on a proposal to close the high school and send its 65 students to other schools in the region on Monday night, March 5th. Town Meeting Day 2013 Tuesday, 03/05/13 7pm VPR's Town Meeting Day coverage continues. Send in your comments about your Town Meeting Day. And see more Town Meeting updates at the VPR News Blog. Post your comment
  • Live Coverage Of President Obama's State Of The Union Address Tuesday, 02/12/13 9pm

    VPR will carry live NPR coverage of President Obama's State of the Union address. It's the first address of his second term. The President is expected to expand on his proposals for new immigration and gun laws as well as budget and tax policy.

    Listen on-air, online, or mobile beginning at 9PM ET.

  • New Vermonters: Pohkrel Thursday, 01/31/13 7am

    Chandra and Phul Pokhrel arrived in Vermont almost four years ago with their son, Austin. They had been living in a refugee camp in Nepal for 18 years. In Bhutan, their families owned land, had access to education and good jobs. Then they lost everything and were driven out of the country.

  • New Vermonters: Hassan and Yusef Wednesday, 01/30/13 7am

    Turns out, Burlington, Vermont is on the radar for many families in big cities around the country looking for a different pace of life. And yet these urban- transplants-turned-new-Vermonters are not our only new neighbors. There is another group of new Vermonters growing in numbers: the new Americans who came here as refugees. They are putting down roots, contributing to the community and embracing a new way of life.

  • New Vermonters: Harte Tuesday, 01/29/13 7am

    Rob and Alison Harte are urban transplants from New York City. In the winter of 2009, the Harte family visited good friends of theirs who moved to Burlington, Vermont a few years before. They had a great time, so much so that Alison left Vermont feeling like she had to find a way to get her family back there permanently. It took another two years for things to come together in such a way that made it possible.

  • New Vermonters: Bieber Monday, 01/28/13 7am

    As part of the VPR News series, The New Vermonters, Jessica Ticktin interviewed Matt and Emily Bieber left their home in Los Angeles, California to move to Burlington, Vermont in July 2011.

  • Governor Peter Shumlin's Budget Address Thursday, 01/24/13 2pm

    Each January, the governor delivers a speech to the Legislature that outlines the spending priorities for the state, and what taxes are necessary to support that plan. VPR brings you Governor Peter Shumlin's "budget address" live from the Statehouse.

    Listen Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. on VPR and at VPR.net.

  • The Inauguration Of President Barack Obama Monday, 01/21/13 10am VPR will air NPR special coverage of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama from 10 a.m. - 2p.m. on Monday, January 21st.
  • President Obama Press Conference Monday, 01/14/13 11am VPR will carry live coverage of President Obama's press conference, beginning at approximately 11:15am.
  • Live Coverage Of Governor Peter Shumlin's Second Inaugural Address Thursday, 01/10/13 1:30pm

    On Thursday, January 10, VPR News will carry live coverage of Gov. Peter Shumlin's inaugural address at 1:30 p.m., hosted by Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel.

    Listen January 10 at 1:30p.m.

  • The 2013 Legislative Session Coverage Wednesday, 01/09/13 Noon Coverage of the 2013 Legislative session begins on Wednesday, January 9 with a special live remote from the Statehouse with Jane Lindholm.
  • A view of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, as Congress still works on the upcoming fiscal cliff. Live Coverage Of The Fiscal Cliff Talks Today At 3 p.m. Friday, 12/28/12 3pm VPR will air live NPR special coverage of talks between President Obama and congressional leaders regarding impending automatic spending cuts and tax increases.

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