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Vermont Senator Peter Welch (D) announced "The Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act." COLCHESTER, Vt. — On Monday, leaders gathered in Colchester to assess the state of Lake Champlain and unveil a new bill to improve its health. Vermont Senator Peter Welch (D) announced "The…

On Tuesday, work crews resumed the damage recovery effort in Barnet Village. (Photo by Robert Blechl) BARNET VILLAGE — On Tuesday, as part of his flood damage tour to Vermont communities ravaged by last week’s rains, U.S. Peter Welch, D-VT, visited Barnet Village, where he…

“I can’t believe we’re here again,” the senator told city officials as he stood on a muddy sidewalk along Second Street, which was devastated by flooding last year and flooded again this week. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, third from right, visits a flood-damaged neighborhood…

Welch is calling for more flexible federal funding for municipalities affected by flooding, aiming for fewer slowdowns from FEMA SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, says his state's flooding disasters in 2023 demonstrated the need for long-term resiliency that will better protect infrastructure…

The three members of Vermont’s Congressional Delegation weighed in on Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on many of the charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. U.S. Rep. Becca Balint and Vermont…

To replace the loss statewide would cost $9.3 million a year, according to Christine Hallquist, executive director of the Vermont Community Broadband Board. A shipment of fiber optic cable is delivered to the Washington Electric Co-op in East Montpelier on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Photo…