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Citizen Legislature

This session, the General Assembly has 1220 bils before it– more than double the number fifty years ago. And a lawmaker can expect to earn $614.30 per week during the session. We look at the time and financial demands on our citizen legislature. Then, we hear from reporter Candace Page about a mysterious fungus infecting bats. And local comedian Martha Tormey makes us laugh.

Fungus spotted on some Vermont farms

Rainy, humid weather earlier this summer created perfect conditions for a fungus to develop in some grains and grasses. Now, livestock eating some of those plants run the risk of getting sick.