Republican Gov. Phil Scott told reporters at his weekly press conference Tuesday that the latest coronavirus data trends do not warrant another state of emergency declaration in Vermont.
“The Stew Peters Show” interviewed a Vermont nurse who claims UVM Medical Center staff are seeing a substantial uptick in unusual health conditions since the nationwide vaccination rollout, and that nurses aren’t permitted to ask about potential adverse reactions to the shots.
Religious schools in Vermont are receiving public taxpayer funds after the Supreme Court ruled states must not discriminate based on religion, and some schools forced to merge under Act 46 are now choosing to part ways after all.
Burlington’s Joint Committee on Police Transformation and Mayor Miro Weinberger issued a joint statement Thursday indicating they may recommend higher staffing levels for the city’s currently depleted police department, but the targets remain short of what the police chief recommends.
At the Legislative Apportionment Board meeting held Tuesday, policy experts from various organizations discussed how Vermont’s redistricting process might change, and the key question was whether to adopt a statewide policy of one representative per district.
At a press conference last week, Republican Gov. Phil Scott shifted his focus away from coronavirus case counts and on to hospitalizations and deaths when discussing vaccinated Vermonters. The downplaying of cases is a reversal of his focus since the beginning of the pandemic.
In a December talk session with three local high school students, Tyeastia Green, Burlington’s director of racial equity, inclusion and belonging, shared her views on reparations, racism and “changing the rules” in Burlington — and what it’s like to live in “the second whitest place in America.”
On Sept. 13, the Burlington City Council will vote on whether to support an anti-Israeli policy known as “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.” A local Jewish temple has made clear that any such action against Israel will be viewed as a rejection of cooperation with the local Jewish community.
An opioid addiction recovery center has expanded recently with a new location in Johnson, and the site will focus on teaching life skills, job training and more to help recovering addicts get back in a home and find work.
Headlines are emerging from around the world that a new treatment for COVID cases is seeing strong success in its initial reports, yet the medical establishment is not on board.
Industries that are already seeing record labor shortages are now facing another obstacle — a potential further loss of workers if they choose to impose vaccination mandates.
A handful of speakers took to the stage at Ignite Church in Williston on Friday night to address a variety of Constitution-themed concerns, especially the battle against COVID-19 government restrictions including masks and vaccinations.