Their gripe with the governor stems from what they argue is an abuse of executive power and an overstepping of constitutional authority in the governor’s response to COVID-19.
At least in some scenarios Vermonters could end up being presumed to have COVID-19 if they refuse to take the PCR test, the state’s secretary of Human Services said last week at a governor’s press conference.
Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine say data and science support the need to ban multi-household gatherings, but epidemiologists like Julia Marcus of Harvard University and other public health leaders say the data does no such thing, as reported in the New York Times.
Joe Vicari, president of the Joe Vicari Restaurant Group, said a total of 400 eateries in the state have joined the push against Whitmer’s lockdowns. Michigan is nearing the end of a three-week pause that shuttered indoor dining and bar service, but the governor has indicated a willingness to re-extend the restrictions.
Americans’ mental health has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic as lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures remain in effect across the country, according to a survey published Monday.
Vermont’s Health Department clearly made errors in Irasburg. Instead of owning those mistakes, Governor Scott has tried to scapegoat a defenseless church.
A California sheriff on Saturday joined a growing list of law enforcement leaders in the state who refuse to enforce recent coronavirus orders. Sheriff Don Barnes tweeted an announcement vowing not to send his deputies to enforce mask violations, “social gatherings or stay-at-home” violations.
As travel restrictions between states tighten, particularly in New Hampshire’s neighboring state Massachusetts, businesses once again are among the most concerned.
Twenty-nine Vermonters are hospitalized with Covid-19, with three in intensive care, and none on ventilators, according to the Vermont Health Department dashboard and Health Commissioner Mark Levine.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with two California church groups that are challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on indoor religious services during the latest COVID-19 surge.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva reportedly said he will not target businesses and will instead focus on “super spreader” events amid a new wave of coronavirus regulations in his state, according to local reporter Bill Melugin.
The pandemic and its emergency measures have created winners and losers in Vermont and nationwide, state economist Tom Kavet reported to the Vermont Legislature Thursday.