White House coronavirus coordinator rejects doomsday scenario projections
The study garnered worldwide attention because of the massive number of projected deaths, though the researchers noted that the doomsday scenario was unlikely to happen.
3.3 million file unemployment claims in U.S., a record number, following government-imposed economic shutdown
Nearly 3.3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, a record number as businesses were forced to shut down to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Private companies stepping up to provide medical equipment, masks to healthcare workers on front lines
The White House Coronavirus Task Force and others have pointed to the resilience of the American people, and specifically, companies and businesses that are stepping up to help local, state, and federal agencies combat the spread of the coronavirus.
COVID-19 will mean more domestic abuse in Vermont; more funding needed
Committee Chair Sen. Dick Sears today called domestic abuse “Vermont’s number one crime problem.” Covid-19 will make it worse in several ways, Judiciary learned. Solutions will require more state spending.
John Klar: The best climate change ‘warriors’ are Amish
In the United States, if any group properly stewards the land it is the Amish, who have always distrusted technology as a destroyer of family ties and culture.
Bernie Sanders wins Democrats Abroad primary
Sanders received 57.9% of the vote to former Vice President Joe Biden’s 22.7%. The two were the only candidates to receive the 15% of the vote required to be allocated delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
Avenues to voter fraud have no place in coronavirus bill
Pelosi’s coronavirus plan includes mandatory voting by mail. That means the next president would be determined by ballots that have been marked behind closed doors by who knows who, perhaps collected and dropped in the mail by another who knows who.
Legal challenge to restricting gatherings in New Hampshire thrown out
A New Hampshire judge has ruled that Gov. Chris Sununu acted legally when he issued an order last week banning crowds of 50 or more in the state.
Tax Policy Center analysis: Stimulus bill to provide relief to lower, middle income families
About $250 billion of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that U.S. senators agreed to early Wednesday would go to American families in the form of direct payments.
Retired Manchester police chief says listen to victims when considering prison reform
As state lawmakers contemplate two prison reform bills in Montpelier, the former chief of the Manchester Police Department is advising that elected representatives should listen as much to crime victims as to the perpetrators.
New Hampshire governor pushes for adherence to social distancing, stops short of ordering home isolation
Gov. Chris Sununu urged New Hampshire residents to follow social distancing guidelines but did not order a shelter in place directive as the state recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus.
Gov. Phil Scott issues ‘stay home, stay safe’ order, directs additional closures
“I fully recognize the emotional, financial and economic impact of these decisions, but based on the best science we have available, these measures are necessary,” said Gov. Scott.