“Over the last 30 days, in a time of increasing cases in the low-risk age groups, we’ve seen cases in those 65 and older decline by about 2.5%. This is evidence that boosters are working,” Scott said.
As a compromise offer to Democrats who are calling for a new statewide mask mandate in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said Tuesday that while his administration will not be implementing new COVID-related mandates for now, he would support a town-by-town approach if lawmakers approve the idea Monday in a special session.
A South Burlington city councilor says new zoning proposals designed to protect forested areas may not only prevent new affordable housing during a housing crisis, but also could cause longer commutes for the city’s already largely non-local workforce.
Highly vaccinated Vermont continues to see high case counts for COVID-19, and the governor and his staff on Tuesday continued to blame variants for the state’s pandemic troubles.
Vermont ranks 40th among the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, dropping from 20th place in the organization’s spring report. Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland received the only grade of A out of the six Vermont hospitals named in the report.
As cases of COVID-19 rise in Vermont, the Republican Party wants people to have choice in whether to wear masks, even as top Democrats call for new mandates.
Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy announced his retirement Monday morning in his home state. Leahy, 81, was first elected in 1975 and is in his eighth term. He is the president pro tempore of the Senate.
An estimated 150 Vermonters gathered in a cold, rainy town square Saturday for a “Let’s Go Brandon” event meant to gather like-minded Republicans from across the state and beyond.
With the Canadian border now open to the flow of tourists and goods, the governor announced a new liaison for Canadian companies seeking to do business in Vermont is in place.
The notion that public school teachers are at a financial disadvantage relative to their private-sector counterparts has been debunked in a new study by Vermont-based think tank Campaign for Vermont.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants will become available to licensed local child care providers in mid-November. On Oct. 22, the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) released much anticipated applications for a new set of grants aimed at stabilizing the state’s child care industry.
At the governor’s weekly press conference Tuesday, members of Gov. Phil Scott’s administration said hospital ICUs are getting filled with non-COVID-related patients, but they don’t know the reason for the uptick in illnesses.