Dubie takes issue with Douglas administration’s decision to can Vermont Seal of Quality Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2010 CONTACT: Martha Hanson, 802-828-2226 Lt. Gov. Dubie says Seal of Quality Program too important to lose Montpelier, VT , March 25, 2010 – Lt. Governor Brian Dubie today released a statement calling for the continuation of the Vermont Seal of Quality program. The Douglas administration announced days ago that [...]
Douglas administration announces agreement with Vermont Troopers’ Association
PRESS RELEASE March 4, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Neale F. Lunderville, Secretary of Administration (802) 828-3322 Mike O’Neil, President, Vermont Troopers’ Association (802) 356-3992 ADMINISTRATION AND VERMONT TROOPERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE LABOR CONTRACT AGREEMENT Montpelier, Vt. – Secretary of Administration Neale F. Lunderville and Vermont Troopers’ Association (VTA) President Michael O’Neil today announced that the [...]
Lunderville: The property tax riddle
For every 3.4 students we lost from the classroom, schools hired an additional teacher or staff person.
State economist: Douglas’ AHS budget cuts would cause 1,000 to 1,400 layoffs
The total impacts on the state’s economy could “approach losses of $50 million per year” and “exceed $40 million per year in personal income.”
House Appropriations gives “Challenges” bill a once-over, weighs impact on human services, corrections, education
The question Sen. Randy Brock said, is not, at this point, whether school consolidation will happen, but how long it would take and what it would look like.
Racine: Cuts are falling disproportionately on the most vulnerable Vermonters
“It’s hard to be saying we should cut direct services to people who are already hurting when we’re sitting on $60 million of rainy-day funds.”
On video Con Hogan to lawmakers: The real cost of AHS cuts through 2012? $250 million
The Douglas administration proposes cutting $100 million from AHS through 2012; the lost federal funding match will be $150 million, Hogan says.
Video: Emergency Board delays decision to raise business incentive cap
The existing cap on incentives is $10 million; the Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development recommends raising the limit to $25 million.
Public Strategies Group message to lawmakers: Outcome-based services = results + savings
The reforms are conceptual, but the notion that the state needs to rethink the way it functions is a given, according to GOP and Democratic leaders.
Schubart: New “Challenges” report deja vu all over again
The Douglas administration eliminated the state’s accountability system, which was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of human service programs.
