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Senator Vihofsky highlights potential federal education cuts and urges caution on using reserves
Summary
Senator Vihofsky reported federal Department of Education disbursement figures and estimated large potential cuts to programs serving Vermont students, urging caution in using state reserves to offset property-tax impacts on education funding.
Senator Vihofsky, speaking on a point of personal privilege, shared numbers from the U.S. Department of Education's fiscal 2024 disbursement tables and warned of substantial potential federal cuts that could affect Vermont schools and related services.
Vihofsky said estimated cuts affecting Vermont included roughly $100.2 million identified under a broad category, $222.5 million in cuts to services supporting workers, $3 billion in…
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