“We coordinated the shutting down … because this really operates as a tri-state area,” Gov. Cuomo said. “ … We have to start planning restarting life.
Even before COVID-19 cases spiked in the U.S., members of Congress were drafting legislation to punish China. Odds are the pandemic won’t be the great turning point in Sino-American relations that some anticipate.
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday said he is extending business closures, which so far have caused more than 60,000 Vermonters to lose their jobs in a matter of weeks.
Regardless of ideology, the coronavirus is the primary priority of all Vermonters — conservatives, liberals, progressives and independents.
The model, from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, now projects 81,766 deaths in the United States through Aug. 1, with most of the fatalities occurring by the middle of May.
Cam Edwards, editor of the news and information site Bearing Arms, joins The Daily Signal podcast to explain why gun shops should be considered essential businesses and how the coronavirus has affected firearms sales.
In certain intellectual circles it’s become fashionable to decry free markets, laying every economic woe at the feet of “late stage capitalism.” But right now, as our nation struggles with the coronavirus, we’re seeing proof our American companies are stepping up and helping.
The Legislature is supposed to set the “yield” rate for Vermonters’ property taxes, but the economic chaos set off by the COVID-19 response has left the bean counters shrugging their shoulders — there is a great deal of “we don’t know what we don’t know.”
The present coronavirus emergency is far more pervasive than Irene, far more demanding of the health care system, and far more destructive of the state’s economy. Fortunately, the Legislature was in session when it arrived.
Vermont’s power grid, internet connectivity and state computers are performing well, but some weaknesses are being exposed.
These unprecedented times we are living in provide us with opportunity to reset our priorities. When we act to make someone else’s existence better and we show them we care, we will be blessed with the right to govern again as we once did.
In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends, and the task force recommends, wearing cloth face coverings in public where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. These include places like grocery stores and pharmacies.