A Massachusetts pastor filed a lawsuit that seeks a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s coronavirus order restricting religious services.
Governor Phil Scott today signed Addendum 14, a Be Smart, Stay Safe order to extend the State of Emergency to June 15 and update previous emergency orders to reflect re-openings and eased restrictions announced in recent weeks.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down that state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders because they “exceeded the executive branch’s authority.” Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott has similarly exceeded his authority, both in extent and duration.
In the 21st episode of “Travels With Charlie — Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 with Michael Seaver of People’s United Bank and Ernie Pomerleau, president of Pomerleau Real Estate.
On Thursday, for the first time since adjourning in March in the early days of the pandemic, the Vermont Senate considered a slate of non-pandemic related bills.
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are opening a congressional inquiry into a drone company that provides city mayors and other officials with drone technology to help monitor and fine American citizens who fail to employ social distancing guidelines.
The 30 counties with the most COVID-19 cases account for 48% of all the cases in the U.S. and 55% of all deaths, three to four times greater than their 15% share of the U.S. population.
New jobless claims continued their COVID-19 surge last week, driving the total number of those filing for unemployment benefits to more than 36 million over the past two months.
The Scott administration wants all state agency and department heads to consider an 8% budget cut to eliminate the state’s looming 2021 $400 million budget deficit, Administration Secretary Suzanne Young confirmed at a press conference today.
Is a legal “sex trade” a safer sex trade? Lawmakers supporting legalizing prostitution in Vermont say yes. Two Nevada women and presenters at an upcoming May 14 seminar say otherwise, having experienced the life from the inside.
If the Postal Service ceases to exist, our elections will be in jeopardy. If the mail delivery system on which all election officials rely diminishes, democracy will suffer.
A financial report that the USPS released on Friday revealed a crucial piece of information that single-handedly obliterates months of fearmongering: The Postal Service has enough resources to continue operations for at least an entire year.