A promotion, a budget address, and cost shifting with John Walters

January 29, 2026: In today’s conversation, John Walters of the Vermont Political Observer updates listeners on Nick Deml’s new job, shares his thoughts on Governor Scott’s budget address, and questions the need for county sheriffs.

As mentioned:
PAI’s 2019 State of Working Vermont Report, looking at underinvestment in public needs: https://publicassets.org/research-pub…
And, in comparison, PAI’s 2022 State of Working Vermont Report, looking at how more money is better for households and the economy: https://publicassets.org/research-pub…

Read John’s work: https://thevpo.org/

View Artist Kent Monkman’s work: https://www.kentmonkman.com/

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

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