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"…the Department for Children and Families would receive a mid-year injection of $10.1 million because of increased caseload. The Department of Mental Health would see an additional $8.3 million and the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living would receive an additional $3 million, also because of increased caseload."

Story also notes that there is a $5 million-plus savings from the state employees’ health plan. Once again, state employees doing their part! 

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"When Irene hit in August 2011, the White River overflowed its banks and left a trail of destruction. A number of communities up and downstream from the hatchery were devastated and it washed out several miles of Route 107 just upstream."

Unions have been dissatisfied for years with their lack of “pre-decisional involvement” in management decisions. They say that, at many agencies, decisions are already made before management comes to labor to discuss them. Labor leaders such as Bill Dougan, national president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, have often said that sometimes, top agency leaders commit to pre-decisional involvement, but managers in front-line offices seem to ignore those orders. “The most important topic for me is pre-decisional involvement,” Dougan said. “Where the work needs to be done, where the rubber meets the road is those labor-management forums down at those individual installations.”

State Representatives Terry Macaig and Jim McCullough penned a commentary recently that provides a good overview of how Vermont’s legislative process works.