It appeared that the court was primed to issue its first significant Second Amendment ruling in 10 years and perhaps establish a legal framework that would help prevent future Second Amendment abuses. Unfortunately, that was not to be.
The VSC believes it must find $25 million right now to avoid system insolvency, even if the three schools are closed next September. With the pandemic disruption, there will likely be no sugar daddy to keep alive this system as now organized.
A Brattleboro resident took it upon him or herself to call the police. When the officer walked over to me I seriously assumed he was picking up food, not going to question me. He wasn’t wearing an adequate mask and stood within my arm’s reach.
Vermont’s 2020 state budget was $6 billion. So, if we are determined to keep the same level of services and programs in 2021, how can we do it given the projected loss of $596 million in revenues?
As Vermont workers and retirees are compelled to tighten their proverbial belts to endure the COVID-19 impacts on the economy, the shocking idea might occur to Vermont legislators that state government may also do some belt-tightening.
Americans are venturing out more to fast food restaurants, gas stations and public places even as health experts and government officials demand extending economic lockdowns, location data show.
Vermont is forecast to have the third-slowest COVID-19 case growth rate in the nation, ranking behind only Montana and Hawaii, modeling released today by the state of Vermont indicates.
Total deaths are nearly 50% higher in states slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data came as reports show people with treatable health conditions are forgoing hospital visits.
It is not known what the economic impact will be on nonprofits, but it has to be awful. There are about 4,500 nonprofit organizations in Vermont, ranging in size from $50,000 in annual revenue upwards to hundreds of millions. The sector employs close to 20% of the state’s workforce has a $6 billion impact on the state’s economy.
The Social Security pension system is currently projected to pay benefits that exceed its income in 2021 for the first time in nearly 40 years. The fund will stay solvent until 2035 by paying out its accumulated reserves.
Many Vermonters have been wondering how towns that voted down school budgets, or had votes scheduled before social-distancing was required, will set their budgets for the coming year.
The world post-COVID is going to be a very different place. Vermont’s electorate must summon the courage to elect officials who will protect the integrity of Vermont and the health of Vermonters, and promote economic self-reliance on a scale that Vermont’s ancestors would be proud of.