President Biden approves Vermont's request for a major disaster declaration for flooding and mudslides that occurred between July 9 and 11. But state officials emphasized that FEMA's aid won't be a cure-all.
Plus, a historic covered bridge in Lyndon is dismantled, and new legislation broadens financial aid and in-state tuition eligibility in 2025.
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This week's panel
- Mitch Wertlieb Moderator - Vermont Public
- Lola Duffort - Vermont Public
- Anne Wallace Allen - Seven Days
- Dan D'Ambrosio - Burlington Free Press
Dive deeper
- Sanborn Covered Bridge Is Dismantled to Prevent Further Damage (Seven Days)
- Feds grant Vermont a disaster declaration for earlier July storms (Vermont Public)
- Thanks to a new law, a migrant worker dreams of getting a higher education in Vermont (Burlington Free Press)
- Because of PCBs, North Country’s students will come back to school in tents (Vermont Public)
- Investor Group to Buy Killington Resort, Pico Mountain (Seven Days)
- Because of PCBs, North Country’s students will come back to school in tents (Vermont Public)