A new task force will examine racial disparities in Vermont, including disparities in Covid-19 impacts, Gov. Scott announced yesterday.

How can Vermont’s deficit-heavy, enrollment-light state colleges find their way to some kind of financial and educational equilibrium? And who will lead them? A task force to probe both questions has been appointed.

Better safe than sorry, the pandemic response strategists figured. Thankfully the numerous hospital overflow ‘surge sites’ were never needed, and are now being taken down.

Provided he follows four pages of bullet-pointed instructions, Sean Manovill of Club Fitness in Rutland may operate outside, according to a letter posted Wednesday on the Vermont Attorney General website’s page. But given the AG’s aggressive statements Wednesday, and the long list of restrictions, is ‘may operate’ just an opportunity to fail?

After Gov. Scott unveiled his proposed (still needs Legislature’s OK) $400 million economic recovery plan, one reporter asked: but will it be enough?

Good weather to the rescue! “Fitness lives because we’re outside,” the owner of a Rutland gym sued for SOE non-compliance said.

A controversial parking garage near the Capitol has been approved in the design phase. But - as perhaps was the plan - the a lengthy legal battle has driven up the pricetag of the project located behind Christ Church Episcopal on State Street.

The Notch road from Cambridge to Stowe opened today. Wonder when the first tractor-trailer will get stuck.

Increasing tuition is not an option, the president says. So how will UVM survive a projected 20% decline in enrollment?

The numbers are still small compared to the southern border, but statistics pulled out of the federal government by AP show an increase in both total number of illegal crossings of the northern border, and a rising percentage of Mexicans.