Photo: Caledonia County Courthouse. Victims of domestic abuse face more challenges to getting relief-from-abuse orders and other services due to Covid-19 measures, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard today.. By Guy Page March 25, 2020 – […]
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Scott orders: stay home, stay safe
GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ISSUES A “STAY HOME, STAY SAFE” ORDER, DIRECTS ADDITIONAL CLOSURES Orders Vermonters to restrict and minimize activities outside of the home Directs non-essential businesses and non-profits to cease in-person operations Montpelier, Vt. […]
ASHE REPORT: 5 VTers dead from Covid-19; 75 positives; colleges on hook for dormitory refunds; GUV TO ISSUE STAY HOME ORDER
Details from Tim Ashe 5:30 Daily Briefing on Facebook: As of today: 75 Vermonters have tested positive for Covid-19 5 Vermonters have died of Covid-19 Vermont has 82,000 surgical masks and 78,000 N95 masks available. […]
Remember when?
Artwork credit: seen on Vermont Emergency Management Facebook page, sourced from a Seattle woman who says her sister Annie is the artist Hey, Vermonters of the Covid-19 era! Remember when we….. Made fun of Venezuela […]
State publishes wi-fi hot spot map
The State of Vermont has published a map showing public “hot spots” of wi-fi availability. Broadband Internet access is an important resource for remote learning and working from home but may not be readily available […]
senate may soon meet, vote remotely
PHOTO: screenshot from Senate Pro Tem Tim Ashe Sunday night Facebook message. Senate to vote Tuesday on meeting and voting remotely, expanding unemployment insurance and telemedicine, extending DMV renewal deadline By Guy Page March 23, […]
NH Governor bans reusable shopping bags
https://www.wmur.com/article/governor-bans-resuable-shopping-bags-10-new-coronavirus-cases-reported-in-nh/31855463 Will Gov. Phil Scott follow suit and ban reusable shopping bags during the State of Emergency? Will the Legislature rethink its plastic bag ban, set to take effect July 1? Stay tuned….
Vermont Climate Solutions Caucus leaders discuss Covid-19 pandemic impact on climate change legislation
Many Vermont Daily readers have been asking how the pandemic has impacted Vermont climate change legislation. The short answer is that I have asked that question of at least one climate change-leading senator about the […]
As pandemic grows, vermonters wonder about plastic bag ban, public transit, paid family leave
Graphic credit: Fox News By Guy Page March 19, 2020 – Some recent environmental and fiscal decisions made by Vermont State Government are being rethought, or at least second-guessed, due to the coronavirus. Plastic bag […]
The History of Pandemics Pan·dem·ic /panˈdemik/ (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. As humans have spread across the world, so have infectious diseases. Even in this modern era, outbreaks are […]