The historic home of Vermont’s oldest professional theater company rebounded after a 1962 fire and 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene, only to now face questions in the wake of a 2023 soaking.

Vermont should not simply follow the rest of the nation in a backward direction on worker protection. We should be a model state in terms of labor laws.

Every choice we make matters — and the choices we make right now will affect how prepared we are for our next natural disaster.