Unemployment claims in New Hampshire top 36,000, once again setting state record
New Hampshire for the third week in a row saw a massive surge in jobless claims, once again setting a state record, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
As U.S. coronavirus death toll nears 15,000, health officials say signs are mitigation is working
Despite the rising death toll, the U.S. continues to see encouraging signs that stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements are working to slow the spread of COVID-19.
IHME model: New York, Vermont among states projected to have hit peak hospital resource use
New York, Michigan, Louisiana, Vermont and Washington are among seven states projected to reach peak hospital resource usage by the end of Wednesday, April 8, according to one leading model.
As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths remain low, Scott hints at turning economy back on
At a press briefing Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott said Vermonters can expect at least one more extension of the state of emergency order as he prepares to lay out his plans on Friday for getting people back to work.
Todd Smith: TJ Donovan’s COVID cops
The COVID-19 police were out over the weekend. They were seen patrolling local businesses for compliance of Gov. Scott’s “Stay Home” directives. The watch is overseen by Attorney General T.J. Donovan.
Biden offers Bernie Sanders supporters an olive branch, says ‘you’re needed’ to beat Trump
Former Vice President Joe Biden appealed to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s supporters Wednesday to get behind his presidential campaign ahead of the November election.
Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Wednesday that he will suspend his campaign for the Democratic bid for president. “I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be possible,” Sanders said.
TNR Video Series: ‘Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life’ (Episode 19)
In the 19th episode of “Travels With Charlie — Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo talks with Vermont Grocers Association Executive Director Erin Sigrist and state Rep. Michael Marcotte about supply chain issues and stocking up on essentials during the coronavirus shutdown.
With hydroxychloroquine, a heavy dose of conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theorists who oppose Trump claim he has a financial motive in hyping the drug to fight COVID-19. Fauci’s detractors assert that has pumped the brakes on using the drug as part of a globalist agenda, possibly directed by Bill Gates.
Tucker Carlson: IHME modelers grossly overestimated COVID-19 threat
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the total number of deaths forecast for the U.S. have ranged wildly from as high as 2.2 million to, most recently, 60,400.
Here’s how pro-Beijing news outlet Phoenix TV got in to White House coronavirus press briefing
A reporter from a Hong Kong outlet aligned with the Communist Party of China is a member of the White House Foreign Press Group and has rotating access to White House press briefings.
Dana Colson: Leading Vermont through crisis
This coronavirus is crippling our economy. If this shutdown lasts months we will be in for a depression. Vermont has already suffered from years of big government socialist spending, to the point of businesses and native Vermonters fleeing the state.