Interview with Vermont Governor Jim Douglas Available on Podcast
In an interview in podcast format, Vermont Gov. Douglas discusses some of his concerns for Vermont in the future. He talks about the loss of young people as they leave for higher deucation or to find jobs or to look for more affordable housing. He offers his plan to help alleviate this problem.
St. Albans, VT (PRWEB) August 14, 2006
An interview with Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is now available in a podcast format on Vermont Viewpoint Online. Vermont Viewpoint Online is a non-partisan, internet political radio show.
During the interview, Gov. Douglas talks about many of the issues facing Vermont now and in the near future. Of considerable concern to the governor is the loss of the state’s young people as they leave either for college or to find jobs or affordable housing. He says that the state needs to move forward on his proposed Agenda for Affordability which he presented during his State of The State Address in January, adding that he was disappointed that the legislature did not take up his suggestions during this last session. One of the ideas that Douglas talks about during the interview with host Don Lewellen is the possibility of a land bank using state owned property to make housing more affordable. He encourages municipalities to also join in.
Douglas, who has been active in politics since he stuffed envelopes at a GOP headquarter while in Junior High, also discusses in the interview the issues of the high cost of health insurance, the need to cap property taxes, making Vermont more business-friendly, and Civil Confinement - his plan for holding convicted sexual offenders until they receive treatment.
Douglas, who is serving his second term as governor of Vermont, is running for a third term. In the November election he will face Scudder Parker (D), Bob Skold (Liberty Union) and Cris Ericson (Marijuana).
The interview with Douglas on Vermont Viewpoint Online can be accessed by going to www. goodpoliticsradio. com/vt (http://www. goodpoliticsradio. com/vt). It can be heard directly from a computer or downloaded onto an mp3 player. Vermont Viewpoint Online is one of the programs available on Good Politics Radio Vermont. It represents and welcomes all points of view, all candidates, all citizenry. If you have a political issue or campaign that you would like for us to feature in our political podcasts, please contact us at 802-527-0494.
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