Stephanie Colombini is a Reporter/Host at WAMU 88.5. She covers a diverse range of topics including elections, government, politics, and public policy, with a particular focus on health and wellness issues such as consumer health and maternal health, as well as commercial real estate and housing market trends. Stephanie's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Kaiser Health News, WBUR, and NPR.
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By: Stephanie Colombini, Adiah Gholston, Peter Engisch, Mary Williams Engisch
State regulators announced rate hikes for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, more Cyclosporiasis cases in the Grants State and Gov. Scott wants to make changes to primary elections. Plus, listen to track of local music about “adulting” on the Friday Song.
By: Mary Williams Engisch, Peter Engisch, Stephanie Colombini, Adiah Gholston
Who will take over as Vermont’s next house speaker; A New Hampshire law makes it easier to build and sell tiny homes in the state; and ‘tis the season for students to move back into dorms.
By: Stephanie Colombini, Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston, Peter Engisch
Bear encounters in Vermont are on the upswing so officials want to extend bear-hunting season; a regional survey aims to find out the experience of caring for partners with dementia; could one solution to the state’s housing crunch lie in that spare bedroom?
By: Mary Williams Engisch, Stephanie Colombini, Adiah Gholston, Peter Engisch
Nearly a thousand people who were mistakenly added to voter rolls never cast their ballots; the largest statewide telecommunications provider will end landline service to more Vermont towns; health professionals are raising concerns about the state’s psychiatric hospital after recent staff cuts.
By: Adiah Gholston, Stephanie Colombini, Mary Williams Engisch, Peter Engisch
Curbing the state’s budget growth; and any bets on how much Vermont made in online sports betting tax revenue?
By: Peter Engisch, Stephanie Colombini, Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston
A new health clinic for older Vermonters; a new vision for reducing health care costs; a new way to provide higher education.
By: Stephanie Colombini, Adiah Gholston, Mary Williams Engisch, Peter Engisch
Vermont’s Dept of Corrections faces a discrimination complaint; the D-O-C also broadened its authority to keep incarcerated people in prison past their release dates; Sen. Bernie Sanders shares his efforts to help get Progressive candidates elected in some battleground states.
By: Stephanie Colombini, Peter Engisch, Mary Williams
A new outpatient clinic focuses on suicide prevention; a decision reached on a proposed cell tower near a popular Vermont lake; and as we approach a quarter century since 9-11, we'll hear from a Ludlow resident who was on-scene as a New York City firefighter that day.
By: Stephanie Colombini, Adiah Gholston, Mary Williams Engisch, Peter Engisch
Vermont’s Nepali and Tibetan communities are raising funds for flood recovery in their home countries; a federal judge rejects the first test of the state’s new law that requires political ads using AI be labeled as such… and The Friday Song is a dance club hit remixed by a Vermont artist.Have feedback about the show? Drop us a line: [email protected] more on some of the stories in today’s show:Nepali and Tibetan Vermonters on how to support flood victimsVermont Public’s 10 favorite fall foliage drivesFind Yoko Ono’s, “Walking On Thin Ice,” remix from Deejay Craig Mitchell’s Orange Factory here.This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Mikaela Lefrak, Howard Weiss-Tisman, and The New England News Collaborative.Want even more Vermont news?Sign up for The Frequency newsletterFollow @vermontpublic on InstagramVisit vermontpublic.orgMake a gift to support Vermont Public The Frequency is a product of Vermont Public.
By: Adiah Gholston, Peter Engisch, Mary Williams Engisch, Stephanie Colombini
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital plans to keep its birth center open, the Upper Valley gets a new year-round shelter; the state’s lieutenant governor settles a violation at his cannabis growing business; plans for a housing complex for older adults in Franklin County have halted.
