Legislators question administration’s numbers on operating costs for Vermont Health Connect
“When you look at this compared to other states we are at the low end,” said Mark Larson, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access.
Curtis: Haste lays waste
One of the interesting questions swirling around the whole debate is how the administration came to its conclusion that its proposed policy is warranted. … The burden is on the administration to prove its case, but it has utterly failed to do so.
State auditor clashes with administration, towns on tax financing program
The auditor doesn’t support the Shumlin administration’s $6 million amnesty for towns that owe money to the state.
Bill establishing social media privacy protections tabled for further study
The decision comes after pressure from law enforcement and the Shumlin administration to delay passage of a bill this year.
A Q&A with chief of staff appointee Elizabeth Miller
The way that I think of the chief of staff role is to carry out Gov. Shumlin’s initiatives and missions across departments and agencies from a policy point of view.
Spaulding: Waterbury State Office Complex on track “no matter what we get” from FEMA
A spreadsheet passed out to legislators during the briefing showed a $120 million gap between state revenues and estimated construction costs.
FEMA says Vermont State Hospital and other Waterbury buildings were not destroyed
The state will not receive the 90 percent public assistance match it sought to rebuild the new state psychiatric hospital in Berlin and other facilities.
Halfway there? Shumlin administration cuts prison costs by $20 million over two years
Twenty-one months into Shumlin’s first term, the state has about 400 fewer inmates and is spending $10 million per year less than originally projected.
Rebuffing the opacity charge
Spaulding crashes Brock presser, spars with GOP candidate over “transparency.”
Shumlin administration cuts retirement deal with VSH workers, gets green light on Morrisville facility
According to figures given to the committee, 20 VSH employees have over 25 years of service, and many have five or less.
