According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, Vermonters are doing a good job of following the lockdown measures put in place around much of the nation in response to COVID-19.
The Vermont Republican Party is joining with the Vermont Women’s Coalition on Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the right of women to vote in the United States.
House lawmakers on Wednesday passed the Global Warming Solutions Act, advancing legislation that would turn state carbon emission reduction goals into mandates and allow individuals to sue Vermont if targets are missed.
Tom Licata, a 26-year Burlington resident and independent candidate for the Chittenden 6-5 House district, appeared on WVMT’s Marcus & Kurt Morning Drive program Tuesday and weighed in on Black Lives Matter and also the disconnect between public perception and what happens in Montpelier.
Vermont’s attorney general TJ Donovan has joined a band of Democrat attorneys general to sue the Trump administration over environmental deregulations. All 21 attorneys general involved in the lawsuit are Democrats.
Gov. Phil Scott said Friday at his regularly scheduled press conference that he will do whatever it takes to keep Burlington safe if the ongoing protests over police use-of-force turn violent.
The recount of the Chittenden County Senate primary election between June Heston and incumbent Progressive-Democrat Sen. Chris Pearson has wrapped up, and Heston is still 28 votes shy of an upset.
Vermont’s governor and health commissioner said Tuesday there is no evidence at the moment to assure parents that having kids play sports while wearing masks is safe, despite the state’s mask mandate for youth leagues.
While Vermont faces economic woes unseen in recent history due to Gov. Phil Scott’s shutdown mandates, one state with a similar rural landscape and population has taken a very different approach to mitigate the coronavirus without devastating its economy.
About two-thirds of Vermont’s schoolchildren this year will engage in at least partial remote learning, and that’s expected to strain demand on childcare providers.
“When they went with these computerized systems we don’t have any signatures to check anymore,” South Burlington City Clerk Donna Kinville said. “We don’t know what John Smith’s signature looks like.”
This week House lawmakers will be reviewing the Global Warming Solutions Act, a piece of legislation that would change renewable energy goals into mandates and allow individuals to sue to the state if the quotas are missed.