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VTSU staff and a group of State Reps. worked together to draft a bill that will overhaul the college's governance structure as they reiterated their lack of confidence in the school's management.

The interim president of the Vermont State University has reversed a plan by the system’s previous president to create digital libraries, cut staff and remove physical books at its four campuses.

State inspectors found what they say was a serious workplace safety violation last October at the DCF office in St. Albans.

The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that employees in St. Albans were put at risk by deficient safety measures, according to a citation. The department was fined $14,500.

Tucked in the 2024 budget bill is the chamber’s answer to retired state employees’ alarm about the administration’s proposed switch to commercial Medicare.

Vermont legislators in the House unanimously passed a bill to shore up the state's pension funds for teachers and state employees.

MONTPELIER — It was ideas they wanted, and ideas they got. The Vermont House Government Operations Committee, continuing its work on addressing the state pension system’s multi-billion dollar unfunded liability, heard proposals from committee members, as well as from fellow House members and the Vermont State Employees Association (VSEA). The discussion followed days of reactions from stakeholders and experts, and two public hearings in which the committee’s initial proposal to c...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — Vermont’s multibillion-dollar unfunded pension liability for teachers and state employees will grow by another $604 million in the coming year, and the state will face an increase of $96 million in its annual contributions to those retirement systems, unless action is taken to reduce costs, State Treasurer Beth Pearce said in a report issued Friday. But the solution Pearce suggested to address the growing gap between th...