Scott admin: End school masking if 80% of students vaccinated
The Scott administration on Tuesday said it is recommending that schools with 80% vaccination rates unmask students in attempt to return “back to normal.”
Vermont child tax credit bill passes House, advances to Senate
The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Janet Ancel, D-Calais, would create a refundable child tax credit of $1,200 for children age 6 and under. As proposed, half of the credit would be paid out to Vermonters in monthly payments, and the other half would be paid when an income tax return is filed.
Pastor warns Vermonters about encroaching Marxism in America
On Saturday, a pastor speaking at a symposium on Marxism lectured about the failed ideology’s influence on media, education, government institutions and other sectors of American society.
Threats over mask mandate carry three-year prison sentence
A new clause in the Senate ‘criminal threatening’ bill would levy prison sentences of up to three years to store customers who make “true threats” after being asked to wear a mask, the Senate Judiciary Committee learned Thursday.
Lawmakers advance bill that would allow third gender on birth certificates
The House Committee on Human Services on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of allowing Vermonters to list their preferred gender — instead of their biological sex — on their birth certificates.
Health commissioner says no shots for youngest Vermonters until test studies complete
When asked at the governor’s weekly press conference, Health Commissioner Mark Levine assured Vermonters that no shots will be approved for Vermont’s youngest until test studies are completed.
Scott, Levine unaware of any Pfizer vax reaction deaths
Health Commissioner Mark Levine and Gov. Phil Scott both said Tuesday they don’t know whether any Americans have died due to a reaction to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
COVID breakthrough cases, deaths continue among vaccinated Vermonters
Despite continued claims from the Scott administration that COVID-19 is “a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” data from the Health Department continues to show significant deaths and hospitalizations among the fully vaccinated.
Vermont to allocate $15 million toward EV charging infrastructure in 2023
Set against the backdrop of a $15 million appropriation in Gov. Phil Scott’s fiscal year 2023 budget, state lawmakers are in the process of examining logistics for an ambitious rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Roll Call: How your senator voted on gun ban in hospitals
S.30, an act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms within hospital buildings, passed in the state Senate on February 3 2022, by a vote of 21-9.
Senate bill: up to 5 years in prison for threats to public officials
A handful of Vermont state senators want to extend ‘criminal threatening’ statutes to protect state officials, school board members, and other “groups of persons” from threats of injury or death. The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont warns the bill “risks potentially chilling political expression.”
After Democrats have moved on, Sanders attacks moderates for opposing filibuster removal
While early polling suggests the Democratic Party may lose many seats in Washington next year, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is calling for primary challenges to two of the party’s existing centrists — a move that could further weaken the left’s power in the U.S. Senate.