Local leaders say virus response taking a toll on Vermont businesses
As Vermont continues to open slowly now that the coronavirus is weakening, local leaders say the shutdown has created unprecedented challenges for small business.
Vermont gets ‘C’ grade for slow economic recovery and high unemployment
A new study gives Vermont a “C” grade for its efforts to reopen the economy as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline.
Lawmakers hear about election-changing proposals amid lockdown and social distancing mandates
The House and Senate Government Operations committees held a joint hearing Friday afternoon to take testimony on how to deal with the upcoming elections if social distancing mandates remain in place.
Vote-by-mail services could be compromised by U.S. Postal Service financial woes, Condos says
“We rely on the delivery of mail every election cycle. If the Postal Service ceases to exist entirely as a result, that is a worst-case scenario that we are, frankly, not well prepared for,” Secretary of State Jim Condos said.
Gov. Scott allows more businesses to operate, but tight restrictions remain
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday announced a loosening of restrictions on businesses, but many will still not be able to operate as they did before the shutdown.
Shutdown brings liberty-minded Vermonters out to protest despite freezing cold
Amid freezing temperatures and a spring snowfall, dozens of liberty-minded Vermonters with flags and signs met Wednesday at the state Capitol to send a message that the shutdown response to the coronavirus has gone on long enough.
As economy collapses, Vermonters begin protests, plan march on capital to end shutdown
Americans fed up with governors collapsing economies have staged protests in about a dozen states this week, and Sunday and Monday saw Vermonters join in with protests in Johnson and Montpelier, which are set to continue in to the week.
Gov. Scott responds to White House’s three-phase reopening plan
President Donald Trump gave out new three-stage guidelines for states to begin reopening their economies as the deaths and hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have been much less than predicted.
Nearly 82,000 Vermonters out of work since state of emergency declared last month
Jobless claims in Vermont have reached 81,947 since Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency last month and ordered residents to restrict business activities and “stay home” in response to the coronavirus.
Vermont Health Department guidance tells doctors to list COVID-19 as cause of death even without lab confirmation
Health Department guidelines for filling out death certificates in Vermont instruct doctors to cite COVID-19 as the cause of death even if patients didn’t test positive for the virus. Patients who died with other serious underlying health conditions also are to be classified as having died of the coronavirus.
Gubernatorial candidate John Klar puts forth rural-focused economic recovery plan
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Klar has put forth a comprehensive economic plan focused on reviving the struggling economies of the state, especially the agricultural sector.
Scott extends ‘stay home’ orders to May 15, will soon begin opening business sectors ‘on a weekly basis’
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday extended the state of emergency and all current coronavirus mitigation orders for Vermont until May 15, but said he will soon begin opening certain business sectors on a weekly basis to get people back to work.