Phil Scott
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Scott inks $7.35B state budget
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott last week signed an expansive $7.35 billion state budget that, buoyed by federal Covid-19 relief funds, invests heavily in broadband, affordable housing projects…
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Vermont returns to ‘normal’ as Scott rescinds state of emergency
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott this morning lifted all state COVID-19 restrictions.The State of Emergency, in place since March 13, 2020, will expire at midnight tomorrow.The order came…
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Editorial: Riding coattails, getting credit
Vermont’s Democratic Party has a bone to pick with the national news media: the national media, party officials allege, are giving Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, major kudos…
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Gov. Scott lifts 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants
MONTPELIER — The full reopening of Vermont is slated for the coming weeks, but Gov. Phil Scott has jump-started one reopening measure: The lifting of a 10 p.m.…
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Gov. Scott sets 80% vaccination rate goal
Gov. Phil Scott announced at the Friday, May 21, press conference that when 80% of Vermont’s eligible population — those age 12 and older — have received at…
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Scott sets roadmap to fully reopen Vermont
VERMONT — “We have roughly 90 to go, 90 days to stay united so we can get back to normal,” Gov. Phil Scott said at his Tuesday, April…
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Scott pitches a $1B plan to invest in infrastructure
VERMONT — Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday unveiled a plan to spend $1 billion of federal COVID-19 aid on major investments in broadband expansion, affordable housing and initiatives…
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All Vermont adults can sign up for vaccine by April 19
VERMONT — Gov. Phil Scott on Friday announce that all Vermonters will be eligible to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations by April 19. At his semi-weekly press conference,…
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Judge: Vermont’s mask mandate is constitutional
A judge ruled against the owner of a former UPS franchise Friday in Vermont’s first legal test of the state mask mandate, ordering him to comply with masking…
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Vermonters 70 and up to get vaccine on Tuesday, Feb. 16
UPDATE: In just the first 15 minutes that reservation phone lines for 70-year-olds were open the Vermont Health Department received more than 7,000 calls from people making appointments…
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Senate rejects Gov. Scott’s effort to restructure Act 250 review
The Vermont Senate on Feb. 4 voted to reject an executive order issued by Gov. Phil Scott to restructure the state’s process for reviewing Act 250 land use…
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Scott pitches major investments in pandemic recovery
VERMONT — As Vermont continues to grapple with an economic crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday pitched a state budget that preserves…
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Editorial: Governor Scott’s dream budget
Thanks to a big push from congressional Democrats to extend federal COVID relief aid to states, on Tuesday, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott proposed a dream $6.83 billion budget…
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Watch Gov. Scott’s 2021 state budget address
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday delivered his fifth budget address to the General Assembly, presenting a balanced budget that, with the help of federal stimulus, includes…
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Text of Gov. Phil Scott’s 2021 Budget Address
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday delivered his fifth budget address to the General Assembly, presenting a balanced budget that, with the help of federal stimulus, includes…
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Gov. Scott eases some pandemic restrictions
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott announced at the beginning of his weekly Tuesday press briefing the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions in Vermont. He announced three central changes:…