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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Readers: Information from the state Department of Labor on what to do with an affected Form 1099 and how to pursue identity theft and credit protection can be found at https://labor.vermont.gov/1099-incident-updates. MONTPELIER — The hot seat at the Vermont Department of Labor got hotter on Wednesday, as Gov. Phil Scott appointed one of his top advisers as a deputy to Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington and a task force to address the problem.  Meanwhile, state House and Senate lawmakers sought more complete information from Harri...

Dispatches senior officials to address immediate needs; requests performance audit from State Auditor; appoints new deputy commissioner Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today took additional actions to address and correct the tax form errors announced by the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) on Monday. Specifically, the Governor has dispatched two senior-level tactical response teams to VDOL to expedite the response to the 1099-G tax form errors; asked State Auditor Doug Hoffer to conduct a performance audit to identify the root cause of the error and provide recommendations...

Dispatches senior officials to address immediate needs; requests performance audit from State Auditor; appoints new deputy commissioner Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott on Wednesday took additional actions to address and correct the tax form errors announced by the Vermont Department of Labor on Monday. Specifically, the governor has dispatched two senior-level tactical response teams to VDOL to expedite the response to the 1099-G tax form errors; asked State Auditor Doug Hoffer to conduct a performance audit to identify the root cause of the error and provide recommendations fo...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — Officials from Phil Scott’s administration sought to assure lawmakers Thursday that the governor’s proposed realignment of Act 250 governance would add more professional know-how to the increasingly complex enforcement of the land planning law without compromising local input. But some legislators from the House and Senate Natural Resources committees, and some witnesses testifying at Thursday’s hearing, were more skeptical about the proposed change, and the wide-ranging implications it has for land use pol...

STAMFORD, Vt. — The Select Board on Tuesday doubled down on its recent defiance of Gov. Phil Scott’s health emergency orders, voting to “terminate” the governor’s restrictions relating to COVID-19 and impose local regulations. Three of the five board members supported the motion, saying they would likely follow most of Scott’s emergency orders but not any they believe trample on rights guaranteed in the U.S. and Vermont constitutions. Daniel Potvin and Michael Denault, who led the advocacy for the action during a more than 90-minute debate, and Carol Fachini vote...