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December 13, 2021

Governor Phil Scott Appoints Andrea DeLaBruere Commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access

Governor Phil Scott Appoints Andrea DeLaBruere Commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access

December 10, 2021

Governor Phil Scott Announces Flood Resilient Community Grants

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the award of $2.6 million to towns, state agencies, and non-profits in Vermont to reduce the future public safety and water quality impacts of climate-related flood hazards.

Help Boost Up Vermont By Getting Your Booster Shot

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, are encouraging Vermonters to “Boost Up VT”

December 9, 2021

Governor Phil Scott Addresses the Summit for Democracy

Montpelier, Vt. – At the invitation of President Joe Biden, Governor Phil Scott today was one of two U.S. governors to address the Summit for Democracy.

December 8, 2021

Governor Scott Announces Launch of Vermont Housing Improvement Program to Rehabilitate Housing Stock

$5 million available to bring new housing units online by rehabilitating current housing stock.

Governor Phil Scott Makes Key Appointments at the Agency of Administration

Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced that he has appointed Kristin Clouser as secretary of the Agency of Administration and Douglas Farnham as deputy secretary.

December 7, 2021

Vermont Adopts Emergency Rule Expanding Insurance Coverage for Covid-19 Rapid At-Home Tests

Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott and Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak today announced an emergency regulation issued by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation requiring health insurers to cover the costs of COVID-19 antigen at-home tests (commonly referred to as “rapid” tests).

December 6, 2021

Governor Phil Scott Announces Retirement of Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith will retire at the end of the year, after his second stint leading the State’s largest agency.

December 3, 2021

Governor Phil Scotts Announces More Than $7,000,000 Already Committed to Brownfield Projects Statewide

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) announced today that more than $7M of the $25M appropriated for brownfield site remediation has been committed to 10 projects across the state.

December 2, 2021

Statement from Governor Phil Scott on President Biden’s New COVID-19 Winter Action Plan

Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s COVID-19 Winter Action Plan: