Mr. Hoffman is among those who expressed frustration that Mr. Shumlin and legislative leaders have refused even to borrow from the state’s reserve fund, which currently holds about $55 million, to avoid service cuts. “I don’t know what they’re waiting for,” Mr. Hoffman said. “I worry that we’re going to come through this recession, get to the other side and someone will proudly say, ‘We never touched the rainy day fund.’ ”
"Officials fret that taxpayers will look askance on any giveaways to business that don’t yield a clear benefit, at a time when governments are paring services to save money. ‘We want to challenge this stuff before the public does. The political environment now is that you have to,’ says John Garcia, director of economic development in Albuquerque, N.M."
VSEA Retiree Chapter member Ruth Leithead has compiled VSEA member/staff recipes into a handsome book! Proceeds from each cookbook’s sale will benefit the union’s Member Support Fund.
84 pages of mouthwatering goodness!
To order, contact Ruthie at rleithead@comcast.net, or by phone at 635-9282.
“It’s been so bad the last 12 to 15 weeks,” [VSEA Member Kris] Martin said in an interview this month. “Morale is so low right now.”
Worst governor in terms of treatment of public employees.