Balancing Act: Caring for vulnerable people and a state's willingness to spend

March 29, 2024: John Walters of The Vermont Political Observer updates us on the state of the General Assistance housing program. Or, as John describes it: "We have a housing crisis at all price points. We have a humanitarian crisis at the lower-income end."

We also discuss potential legislation to support CUDs and Governor Phil Scott's latest pick for Secretary of Education.

To read John's work: https://thevpo.org

Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker: http://rhtt.net

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Olga Peters

Producer and host Olga is a journalist by day and a screenwriter by night. On the Montpelier Happy Hour she combines a newshound's doggedness with a fiction writer's sense of "what if...".

Emilie Kornheiser

Regular contributor Emilie Kornheiser represents Windham District 2-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives (that’s Brattleboro.) She always appreciates an opportunity to unpack the stories that drive us and hopes her gravestone will read “she asked good questions.” You can find more about her and her work in the legislature at emiliekornheiser.org.