Gov. Phil Scott

Governor concerned about out-of-state targeting

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott implored Vermonters to maintain civility during the COVID-19 pandemic, describing an incident with racial overtones that took place in Hartford.
Gov. Scott said a family who recently moved to Hartford were in a vehicle with New York registration plates when they...

Retail businesses to begin reopening May 18

MONTPELIER- Retail businesses may begin reopening next week, Gov. Phil Scott announced at his press conference Monday morning. He also indicated that his emergency order, extended until May 15, would be extended again. "You can expect, when the emergency order is extended on Friday, it will...

Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith

Child care can restart June 1 and summer camps may reopen at their discretion

MONTPELIER- Childcare providers can begin operating on June 1, and day camps and overnight camps will be able to operate this summer, Gov. Phil Scott announced today.
"I'm very pleased today to make several announcements regarding child care and summer day camps," Gov. Scott said. "To...

Gov. Scott allows limited elective medical procedures

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott, at his press conference on Monday, announced that Vermont's health care system can resume some outpatient elective medical procedures and health care services.
Gov. Scott suspended all nonessential elective medical procedures, including dental procedures, in an...

Gov. starts getting Vermonters back to work, promises action on unemployment backlog

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced his first "quarter turn of the spigot" to restart Vermont's economy at his Friday morning press conference.
Gov. Scott said the state's modeling data continues to show a trajectory below earlier projections, and the rate of new cases has dropped from 7...

Gov. Phil Scott removes a face mask to make remarks at a press conference on Wednesday.

Vermont may be near peak, but mitigation measures will be needed long-term

MONTPELIER - Although Gov. Phil Scott and Commissioner of Health Mark Levine said at a Wednesday press conference that Vermont may be nearing its peak of COVID-19 cases, remarks throughout the event painted a picture of a long-term altered way of life here. Scott said he hopes to open parts of...

Directive to wear face masks in public may be coming

MONTPELIER- At a press conference Monday, exactly one month after declaring a state of emergency, Gov. Phil Scott hinted that there may be more orders coming this week, including a directive to wear face masks when in public.
"It's hard to believe it was only one month ago today that I...

Gov. Scott closes schools, health department expands testing

By Mike Eldred MONTPELIER- Late Thursday afternoon, Gov. Phil Scott issued an order dismissing in-person education at Vermont schools for the remainder of the school year.
The latest order supersedes his earlier order, which closed schools until April 6. Under the order, districts...

Governor issues “stay at home” order

MONTPELIER- Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued a “stay at home” order Tuesday afternoon, requiring all non-essential businesses to stop any in-person operations by 5 pm Wednesday.
The order does not affect essential businesses including grocers, pharmacies, retailers of essential supplies...

Gov. Scott warns Vermonters to prepare for stricter mitigation measures

MONTPELIER- At his press conference Monday, Gov. Phil Scott told Vermonters to expect additional mitigation measures soon, although he stopped short of calling for a “shelter in place” order. “At the state level we've done a lot to make sure people are social-distancing,” Gov. Scott said, “as...