VOTE FOR VERMONT
GUEST: Brian Savage, Assistant Minority Leader (a/k/a House WIP)
TOPIC:  A Look Back on the 2017 Legislative Session

Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley are co-hosts of the show “Vote for Vermont.” With this show, Ben and Pat finished up their series of talking to House leadership from the Democrat, Progressive and now the Republican Party.  They interviewed Brian Savage, Assistant House Minority Leader (a/k/a WHIP).  Back in January Brian was on the show and stated that the priorities of the Republican Party were:  Property Taxes, an Affordable Vermont, School Choice, Vibrant Economy, Good Paying Jobs and an Affordable Health Care System.

GUEST: Jill Krowinski, Leader of the House Democratic Party
TOPIC:  Looking Back at the 2017 Session 

Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley are co-hosts of the show “Vote for Vermont.” On a recent show they spent time interviewing their guest Jill Krowinski, the leader of the House Democratic Party. Jill was on the show in February and provided a list of Democratic priorities for the 2017-18 legislative session. The priorities were: “Strong Healthy Vermont, Clean Water, Affordable Child Care and Housing, Minimum Wage and Economic Growth.”

VOTE FOR VERMONT
GUEST:  Robin Chestnut-Tangerman,Leader of the House Progressive Party
TOPIC:  Looking Back at the 2017 Session 

Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley are co-hosts of the show “Vote for Vermont.” On a recent show Ben took a solo run at hosting with guest Robin Chestnut-Tangerman, the leader of the House Progressive Party. Robin was on the show in February and provided a list of Progressive priorities for the 2017-18 legislative session. The priorities were: interested in human rights, where all Vermonters live a quality life with dignity of work and wellbeing; a livable wage; affordable and accessible health care; and affordable child care. The primary question Ben asked Robin was “How did you do this year in meeting your priorities?”

VOTE FOR VERMONT
GUEST:  Ben Kinsley, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont Prosperity
TOPIC:  Re-Engineering Vermont Education

Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley are co-hosts of the show “Vote for Vermont.” On a recent show the tables were turned a little when Pat interviewed Ben in his capacity of Executive Director for Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV).  The topic for the show was a discussion of an innovative plan proposed by CFV which focuses on the re-energizing of Vermont’s public education system.

VOTE FOR VERMONT
GUEST:  CONGRESSMAN PETER WELCH
TOPIC:  CURRENT EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC

Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley co-hosted a show with Congressman Peter Welch on current events in Washington DC and the Congressman’s work on behalf of Vermonters.  Peter appreciated the show’s tag line “Listening beyond the Sound Bites,” and agreed that in politics listening is more important than talking!

VOTE FOR VERMONT
GUEST: TED BRADY, AGENCY OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES 

Pat McDonald producer and host of Vote for Vermont and Ben Kinsley, Executive Director of Campaign for Vermont Prosperity co-hosted a show on Economic Development Initiatives and Opportunities.  Our guest was Ted Brady, the Deputy Secretary of Vermont Department of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD). The following is a summary of that conversation.

Vote for Vermont
Guests: Secretary of State Jim Condos, Author and Commentator Bill Schubart, and VPIRG Gov. Reform Associate Megan Noonan
Topic: Vermont Ethics

Pat McDonald, a co-producer and co-host of Vote For Vermont along with Ben Kinsley, Executive Director of Campaign for Vermont Prosperity, hosted a show on Vermont Ethics.  Our guests were the Hon. Jim Condos, Secretary of State; Bill Schubart, Vermont author and commentator; and Megan Noonan, Gov. Reform Assoc., VPIRG. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH 2016

CONTACT:
BENJAMIN KINSLEY
[email protected]
(802) 448-2380

PAT MCDONALD
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(802) 371-7080 

Montpelier, VT – Campaign for Vermont Prosperity and Vote for Vermont (VFV, LLC.) announce a partnership to bring in-depth policy content to Vermonters. “Our goal is to increase civic engagement in the policy issues of the day” said Benjamin Kinsley, Executive Director of Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV) which is a non-partisan advocacy group that advocates for public policy changes that create prosperity for all Vermonters.