Vermont Viewpoint

9-9:30am Sarah Scott, Deputy State Director with Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire, joins to discuss how occupational licensure laws can limit opportunity and the chances of New Hampshire passing universal education freedom accounts.   9:30-10am Niyoka Powell, Executive Director of Rhode Island Families for School Choice, updates listeners about the bipartisan coalition for education reform i...

This episode aired on 02/13/2025. 9-10 Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Lets Grow Kids and Chris who is an owner of a early education facility.

9:00 to 9:45 Daniel Franklin The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR), in collaboration with Recovery Partners of Vermont (RPV), is pleased to announce Recovery Day 2025, February 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Governors' Ballroom at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier. 9:45 to 10:00 Open show & Calls Continued discussion on President’s Day Who was Ralp...

9:00 to 9:15 Open show and phones, weather updates 9:15 to 10:00 Senator Chittenden updates on Education, Safety and Clean Heat Standards 10:00 to 10:45 Nic Longo Running for re-election Colchester School Board Background and goals

9 am - Former Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle remembers Sandy Baird. 9:15 - Education Secretary Zoe Saunders 10 am - Bob Ney.  10:30 - Week in review. 

9-9:30am Rachel Burgin, Northeast Deputy Regional director for Americans for Prosperity, joins the show to discuss their efforts to make Vermont more affordable.    9:30-10am John Kalb, Vice President for National Right to Work Committee, will discuss New Hampshire’s attempt to pass a right to work law this week   10-10:30am Chris Maidment, republican strategist, joins the show to discuss the chan...

9:00 to 9:15 Matt Cota Meadow Hill provides management and advocacy assistance to Vermont non-profit trade associations focused on energy, transportation, communications, housing, and economic development. Montpelier updates Clean Heat Standard updates, electric vehicle mandate 9:15 to 10:00 Jenna’s Promise Gregory Tatro-co-founder Jenna’s Promise/ Madison Perry, workforce development program mana...

9:00 to 9:15 Matt Cota Meadow Hill provides management and advocacy assistance to Vermont non-profit trade associations focused on energy, transportation, communications, housing, and economic development. Montpelier updates Clean Heat Standard updates, electric vehicle mandate 9:15 to 10:00 Jenna’s Promise Gregory Tatro-co-founder Jenna’s Promise/ Madison Perry, workforce development program mana...

9:00 to 9:30 Scott Beck Legislative updates Education funding changes and structure changes 9:3o to 10:00 Nicole Ravlin Care for Tom New non profit Advocacy for elderly Thea Alvin Earth Work sculptures The summer of 2024 will Thea’s 40th year as a stonemason. She began at the age of sixteen working for her father as his mason tender. She mixed mortar and carried bricks as fast as she could. Thea’s...

9 am - News in review - Trump, Bernie, Welch etc.  9:15 - a new housing group led by former Mayor Miro Weinberger 10 a.m. - Bob Ney. 10:30 - Theatre Director Monica Callen on a new comedy at the Grange Hall Theatre in Waterbury. 

9:00-10:00 Sen. Scott Beck Foundation Formula and school funding plan from the administration. 10:00 to 11:00 Senator Tanya Vyhovsky  Public education and affordability

9-9:30 am Jason Sorens, Senior Research Fellow at AIER, joins the show to discuss the potential economic impact of the Trump tariffs on the regional & national economy   9:30-10 am James Czerniawski, Senior Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity, updates listeners about changes in the Artificial Intelligence race with the emergence of the Chinese DeepSeek application   10-10:30 am Mike Syl...

9:00 to 9:15 Danielle Devlin. Canis Major Music Music promoter Barre Opera House concert Quebecois Night with E.T.E. and Cécilia Date: Friday Feb 07, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM Price: $28   9:15 to 10:00 Dr. Dean Barcelow, Dr. Tina Keshava Optometrists play a vital role in Vermont healthcare Expanding the scope and service in Vermont 10:00 to 11:00 Asher Crispe Asher Crispe is an American Orthodox rabbi a...

9:00 –10:00 Denise Smith Executive Director Vermont Council on Rural Development 10:00 to 10:30 Elliott Greenblott AARP Fraudwatch 10:30 to 11:00 Rep. Patti McCoy Republican Minority House Leader

David Zuckerman hosts guests from Jenna's Promise in Johnson discussing recovery and stigma and guests from Migrant Justice to discuss the impacts of President Trumps immigration and deportation policies.

 David Zuckerman speaks with: Jessica Barquist from Planned Parenthood, Felicia Kornbluh a historian and gender studies scholar at UVM and Don Tinney, the President of the Vermont NEA

9:00 to 10:00 Theresa Snow Farm Show President Revitalize the Farm Show 10:00 to 10:30 Nic Longo Leahy Burlington International Airport Director Updates 10:30-11;00 Rep. Ashley Bartley Legislative updates

9:00 to 10:00 U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Henry Harder Jr. Vermont National Guard GMB Flag Presentation to UVM Soccer Japan Deployment Legislative Priorities at the State House Open House Recruiting and Retention 10:00 to 10:30 Governor Phil Scott State of the State, Education reform, and upcoming budget address 10:30 to 11:00 Bruce Roy

David Zuckerman speaks with a slew of guests with specialties from The Housing Crisis to Food Scraps here on WDEV

9-9:30am Dalton Clark, resident of western NC, updates listeners about the recovery efforts in Appalachia following Hurricane Helene   9:30-10am Executive Councilor John Stephen of New Hampshire joins the show to provide insight into the region-wide housing shortage and what can be done to fix it   10-10:30am Carla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project, provides her take on the fir...

9:00-10:00 Jon Murad, Burlington Chief of Police Chief Murad is finishing up as Chief in Burlington. We will look to this Suggestions about how Burlington can move forward with public safety.   10:00 to 11;00 Katya D’Angelo Bridgeside Books Everything good hour, good news stories to uplift Books, travel, poetry and more

9:00 to 9:15 Martin Luther King Jr. 9:15 to 10:00 Tribute to Governor Thomas P. Salmon Passing January 14, 2025 Guest Tom Salmon Jr   10:00 to 11:00 Goats on Slopes & Vermont Covered    Rob Blish Vt Covered, Dan Smith Agritech Institute, Sydney Adkins Mac Mountain

9:15 - The Vermont environmental agenda - Jon Groveman of the Vermont Natural Resources Council and Jared Carpenter of the Lake Champlain Committee. 9:30 - The city of Burlington - a status report - Mayor Emma Mulvaney Stanak 10 am - Bob Ney 10:30 - Remembering Tom Salmon with former journalist Steve Terry. 

David Zuckerman speaks with Climate experts on how heating your home is possible and how the incoming administration may be able to help.

9-9:30 am Derek Proulx, State Director for Defend the Guard, joins to show to discuss Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Department of Defense and what his potential confirmation could mean for passing defend the guard legislation in state legislatures.   9:30-10 am Fred Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, California, tells listeners about the disastrous wildfires ravag...