Vermont Viewpoint

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/9/2026. Ilana Blumsack, Economic Policy Analyst with Americans for Prosperity, discusses solutions to funding local government without property tax increases. Next, Paul Craney, Executive Director with the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, breaks down Mayor Wu’s Climate Initiative, congestion taxes, and what this will lead to for the City of Boston....

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/28/2026.

Host Brad Ferland   9:00 to 10:00 U.S. ARMY COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR RAYMOND MYERS Senior Enlisted Leader CSM Raymond J. Myers enlisted into the Vermont Army National Guard on 11 July 1983. He entered Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. CSM Myers’ assignment history include Cannon Crewman and promoting to 1SG in C Battery 1/86 Field Artillery Burlington, Vermont (1983-2004), 1SG Headquarters 1/86...

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/23/2026. This Week on WDEV, Dr. Steven Schlozman explores how the "Health Humanities" and the psychology of horror can dismantle mental health stigma and address the digital stressors impacting Vermont’s youth. At 10:00 AM, Melissa Lavallee, Matt Gile, and Wren Zegans discuss the "May Day Strong" movement and the vital role of labor solidarity in...

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/22/2026.

Matt Cota is with Meadow Hill Consulting. He discusses Act 181, and fuel, carbon, and mileage tax schemes in Montpelier. And H. Brooke Paige is running as a Republican for Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Auditor of Accounts.

Brett is the author of Unstitched and Hidden View. She is a regular contributor and associate editor to the Vermont Almanac. Her new book, Call It Madness, is coming out in June.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/17/2026.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/16/2026.

Rob opens with Paul Dame, chair of the Vermont Republican Party. Then Javan Sears, student at the University of Vermont, who is running for the Vermont Senate in Chittenden County.

9:00 to 9:30 Matt Cota Meadow Hill Consulting Montpelier Legislative Updates 9:30 to 10:15 Alliance of Healthcare Sharing Ministries Rep. Randy Hultgren, Executive Director, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries  H.102 (2025), a sweeping bill that would require faith-based Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) operating in Vermont to adhere to burdensome reporting measures as if they were in...

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/10/2026.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/09/2026. David Zuckerman explores the push for restorative justice with the ACLU of Vermont, followed by a guide to lowering your energy bills with experts from the LEAP Energy Fair. 

Jason Sorens, Senior Research Fellow with AIER, updates listeners on tariffs a year after President Trump’s announcement of “Liberation Day” and what effect they are having on America’s economy Dave Soulia from FYIVT.com breaks down America’s return to the moon after a 50-year hiatus and how the Atremis mission puts minor policy disagreements in perspective Sarah Scott, Deputy State Director with...

Michael Boutin is a Republican member of the Vermont House from the Washington-3 District. Kurt Wright is a former Burlington City Council member and Burlington business owner, and host of the Morning Show on WVMT radio in Burlington.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/06/2026.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/03/2026.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 04/02/2026. This week, we dive into the two biggest debates in the Statehouse. First up is Paul Cillo on breaking the education funding logjam to protect small schools and taxpayers, and a deep dive into Act 181’s land use regulations with Jamey Fidel, Sam Lincoln, and Neil Ryan.

Nick Murray with Lead Maine breaks down new polling from the US Senate Race in Maine and what to watch for in the final weeks before primary day in one of the most important races nationally for the midterms. Paul Craney, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, informs listeners about a new strategy in the Commonwealth to address sky high taxes, the impact of Massachusetts’ wealth...

Rob takes phone calls in the first hour about policies, issues and activities at the Vermont Statehouse. Then Mary Beerworth of Vermont Right to Life talks about state-sponsored assisted suicide, abortion, and other life-and-death issues in Vermont and around the country.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 03/30/2026.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 03/26/2026. On this episode of VT Viewpoint, Host David Zuckerman is joined by: Rep. Leanne Harple on education reform and tax savings, the Bob Dylan impersonation fundraiser for the Barre Peoples clinic with Dan Barlow and Bronwyn Fryer, and the Spectrum Sleep Out with Mark Redmond. 

Representative Mike Tagliavia is a Republican House member representing the towns of Orange, Washington, Corinth, and Vershire. Mike and Rob talk about issues at the State House, including the growing opposition to Act 181, and the demonstration at the State House today where attendees will advocate for its repeal; and Renee McGuinness, Vermont Family Alliance Policy Analyst, on bills affecting Fa...

Meghan Sullivan - Vermont Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Public Affairs, Matt Cota - with Meadow Hill Consulting, on the latest from the Vermont State House and Bluegrass and Banjo Performer Max Wareham, who has a show coming up this Saturday at Zenbarn in Waterbury, VT.

This episode of Vermont Viewpoint was published 03/19/2026. This week on Vermont Viewpoint with David Zuckerman four segments— ICE Out Vermont on holding federal agents accountable to the Constitution. The No Kings Day 3 Franklin County team discussing statewide events on the 28th of March. Ben Cohen fighting to take back Ben & Jerry’s. And Vermont-NEA’s Don Tinney on addressing property tax r...