The problem of student loan debt is one that state Senator Anthony Pollina is trying to crack. He's our guest on the next Vermont Edition to discuss his plan to ensure that students don't graduate from college with a crushing student debt load. It's a plan similar to one being tried in Oregon. We also discuss Pollina's idea to create a Vermont state bank and an alternative economic benchmark to the GDP.
Also in the program, political analyst Eric Davis joins us to discuss the state's hiring of a public relations firm to analyze positive and negative reporting about Vermont Health Connect, the state's health care exchange that had a rocky start online this month. VPR's Bob Kinzel was among the reporters whose stories the firm deemed negative coverage of the exchange.
Broadcast Fri 10/18/13 at Noon & 7PM: