Kirk Carapezza
Online Editor/ReporterKirk is a reporter for the NPR member station in Boston, WGBH, where he covers higher education, connecting the dots between post-secondary education and the economy, national security, jobs and global competitiveness. Kirk has been a reporter with Wisconsin Public Radio in Madison, Wis.; a writer and producer at WBUR in Boston; a teacher and coach at Nativity Preparatory School in New Bedford, Mass.; a Fenway Park tour guide; and a tourist abroad. Kirk received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and earned his M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. When he's not reporting or editing stories on campus, you can find him posting K's on the Wall at Fenway. You can follow Kirk on Twitter @KirkCarapezza.
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The clock is running out on the 2013 legislative session, and it appears time has run out for a bill requiring labels on genetically modified food sold in鈥� -
The Vermont Senate is set to give final approval on Friday to a bill that's intended to bolster Vermont鈥檚 response to prescription drug addiction by鈥�
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House and Senate negotiators will soon begin working on a compromise version of the 2014 budget. One of many differences between them is how the state鈥�
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The House Transportation Committee voted 7-4 on Wednesday in favor of a Senate bill that would allow the state to grant driver identification cards to鈥�
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On Wednesday morning, at the Sunoco station off Route 2 in Montpelier, Bob Grant of Plainfield was filling up his black Chevy truck and two red鈥� -
Supporters of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in Vermont are one step closer to their goal.On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted,鈥�
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As public funding for pre-kindergarten plummets nationwide, Vermont lawmakers are debating whether to boost state spending on early childhood education.On鈥� -
At the Statehouse today, lawmakers are spending much of their time on the House and Senate floor debating a slew of bills. The only thing that鈥檚 certain,鈥� -
It promises to be another busy week at the Statehouse. As the House and Senate burn down the clock on the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will spend a鈥� -
Under a bill approved 85-to-53 by the Vermont House on Friday, teachers and municipal employees who are not members of a union would still have to pay鈥�
