This week Vermont Public Television will release the latest episodes in a long series called "The Governors," covering the administrations of Howard Dean and Jim Douglas.

We look at what affect state recognition of the Abenaki tribes might have on federal recognition, revisit the Maurice Sendak collection at Dartmouth and get a preview of the VPT series, "The Governors."

Eight years ago, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean's soaring presidential campaign reached a precipice in the Iowa caucuses. Now a new presidential primary is underway and we talk with Dean about the best way to vet a presidential candidate.

Kate O'Connor was as an aide on the campaign that captured the national imagination but ultimately fell short of its goal, and has written about the wild ride in a new book called "Do the Impossible: My Crash Course on Presidential Politics Inside the Howard Dean Campaign."

Former Governor Howard Dean draws on his own experience in the Democratic presidential primary eight years ago to assess the frontrunners in the current Republican field with VPR's Bob Kinzel.

Former Governor Howard Dean is endorsing President Obama's efforts to reach a compromise budget deficit plan. He says Republican leaders need to support higher taxes on the wealthy and Democrats need to accept some cuts in entitlement programs.

Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean says Democrats should blame the economy for their defeat at the polls last week, but also he says there are other lessons the president and the party should learn from the midterm elections.

Howard Dean says Tea Party activists took a cue from his 2004 campaign playbook to score major victories for Republicans in the 2010 campaign.

Former Governor Howard Dean joins Ari Berman, author of Herding Donkeys to discuss the election strategy Dean championed as a presidential candidate and chair of the party, and how that approach has played out in the Obama years. Also, a round-up of wind energy projects in the state.

VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with former Governor Howard Dean about the strategy he thinks Democrats should use to pass a meaningful health care reform bill.

Adjutant General Michael Dubie talks about the scope of the Vermont National Guard's mission in Afghanistan, how long these troops will be there and how this large deployment affects the capabilities of the Guard here in Vermont.

Former Governor Howard Dean is urging Democratic Congressional leaders to move ahead with a bold health care reform bill in the coming weeks. 

Former Gov. Howard Dean says the Senate health care bill should be killed if it doesn't expand Medicare.

These were some of the voices in this week's news.

Former Governor Howard Dean helped broker a health care compromise that Senate Democratic leaders say could move the bill forward.

Former Governor Howard Dean and incumbent Governor Jim Douglas are playing active roles in the national health care debate.

Former Governor Howard Dean says he won't support the final version of health care overhaul if the so-called "public option" provision is weakened.

Howard Dean has emerged as a leading spokesperson in encouraging Congress to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill. He discusses the latest Democratic plan in Washington and the fight that the legislation faces in the coming weeks.

Former Governor Howard Dean speaks with VPR's Bob Kinzel about why it's not in the Democrats' interest to compromise on a public option as part of the national health care bill with Republicans.

Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean is arguing that there can be no meaningful overhaul of the health care system without a public option for coverage.