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Human Services In The Shutdown

FILE PHOTO: Human Services Secretary Doug Racine, right, during a news conference with Gov. Peter Shumlin, left.
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FILE PHOTO: Human Services Secretary Doug Racine, right, during a news conference with Gov. Peter Shumlin, left.

When the government shut down on October 1st, Agency of Human Services Secretary Doug Racine told us there were only a couple weeks of funding for WIC and ReachUP. We'll talk to Secretary Racine about how the shutdown in DC is affecting Vermont. We'll also discuss mental health funding, suicides in prison, and LIHEAP. 

Has the government shutdown affected you directly? Send your comments or questions to vermontedition@vpr.net.

Also on the show, Vermont just added the 1,000th captive insurance business. Don't know what that means? Tune in as we talk to David Provost, Deputy Commissioner of Captive Insurance for the Department of Financial Regulation, to find out.

Broadcast Mon 10/14/13 Noon & 7PM

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Sage Van Wing was a Vermont Edition producer.
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