Vermont House Democrats on Saturday chose a former professional abortion rights lobbyist and a solar power developer to leadership positions for the 2021-2022 Legislative Biennium.
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.
An Irasburg church and the Vermont Department of Health disagree whether a worshipper attended church Sunday Nov. 22 and tested positive.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo shut down New York Covid restrictions on religious attendance, Vermonters began asking: how does the ruling affect Vermont’s emergency order regulation of church attendance?
The Franklin West Supervisory Union, covering Fairfax, Fletcher, and Georgia, will not comply with the Scott administration’s directive to question schoolchildren Monday about whether they spent their Thanksgiving with people outside of their immediate family.
A Health Department spokesperson said Wednesday, “there has been no discussion of making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory by the state.” At this Friday’s press conference, Vermont Daily plans to ask them for an update on any consideration mandatory vaccination.
Sen. Randy Brock (R-Franklin) will be taking the reigns when new members are sworn in on Jan. 6, according to current Minority Leader Sen. Joe Benning (R-Caledonia). Sen. Brian Collamore (R-Rutland) will continue to serve as assistant minority leader.
A recount held in North Hero Friday confirmed the election of Republicans Leland and Michael Morgan to the two seats in the Grand Isle — West Milton House districts. The recount was requested by Rep. and House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, who trailed by 20 votes in the Election Night tally.
Vermont Daily posed a follow-up question: “What software is used to tabulate the votes? Is it Smartmatic?” Winters’ response is printed verbatim below. “Our tabulators do not use Smartmatic software,” he said.
Five percent of Vermont schoolchildren — 1 in 20 — are being home schooled, according to statistics received from the Vermont Agency of Education.
The Barre City Council Tuesday night resolved heated debate over flying the Black Lives Matter flag in City Hall Park by narrowly deciding to let it fly next month, and then take it down and fly 22 other flags, one per month, through October 2022 — including the “Back the Blue” banner.
Many Vermonters want Vermont to change but won’t speak outside of their social media bubble. For them the choice is clear: continue to blame the media, or engage it.