http://vtdigger.org/2010/01/12/public-strategies-group-message-to-lawmakers-outcome-based-services-results-savings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-strategies-group-message-to-lawmakers-outcome-based-services-results-savings Independent, investigative news for Vermont Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:11:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://vtdigger.org/2010/01/12/public-strategies-group-message-to-lawmakers-outcome-based-services-results-savings/#comment-7723 VT Digger: How a layoff spawned a nonprofit site in less than a year » Nieman Journalism Lab Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:02:14 +0000 http://vtdigger.org/?p=3079#comment-7723 [...] Vermont. Take a look through the offerings and you’ll see much of the content reads like the nitty-gritty stuff that used to grab column inches. That’s the point. During months of pre-launch [...] [...] Vermont. Take a look through the offerings and you’ll see much of the content reads like the nitty-gritty stuff that used to grab column inches. That’s the point. During months of pre-launch [...]

]]> http://vtdigger.org/2010/01/12/public-strategies-group-message-to-lawmakers-outcome-based-services-results-savings/#comment-7720 Sheila Coniff Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:21:22 +0000 http://vtdigger.org/?p=3079#comment-7720 The "outcomes" are to be found & set into legislation by Feb 1. Sure way to set up for failure is to push this through. Un-named legislator told me "$38 million in saving, nudge, nudge, wink, wink". And "I hope we set the outcomes so high they can't be met", cause otherwise, the fact this will never save that kind of money will be glaringly apparent... The “outcomes” are to be found & set into legislation by Feb 1. Sure way to set up for failure is to push this through. Un-named legislator told me “$38 million in saving, nudge, nudge, wink, wink”. And “I hope we set the outcomes so high they can’t be met”, cause otherwise, the fact this will never save that kind of money will be glaringly apparent…

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