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Vermont State Colleges Trustees approve consolidation, campuses to stay open
The Vermont State College System Board of Trustees have voted to move forward with the proposal outlined by the state’s Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont. The proposal will unify the three residential colleges, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, under a common accreditation in Academic Year 2023-2024 while maintaining the Community College of Vermont as a separate institution. Additionally, the system will streamline services across the institutions through significant administrative consolidation. The board said it is committed to maintaining the current campus locations. A single president of the consolidated colleges would take over by January 2022.
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott is taking action to address thousands of tax forms mailed in error by the state Labor Department.
The governor sent what his office called two senior-level tactical response teams to the Labor Department to expedite response to the 1099G tax form errors.
The state auditor has also been tasked with conducting a audit to determine the cause of the error and recommend improvements.
A new deputy commissioner has also been appointed.
The move comes after 55,000 forms were corrupted, leading to a recall of all 80,000 forms, which may have included Social Security numbers.