Number Of People Seeking Food Assistance Rising Nationwide
"All but 14 states saw double-digit spikes in the number of people getting food stamps over the one-year period that ended in November 2010."
VSEA Member Jeremie Dufresne Is Heroic Twice In Last Four Months!
VSEA congratulates DOL employee Jeremie Dufresne’s heroic actions!
Know someone at your workplace who has a good story to tell, or who deserves some special recognition? Contact VSEA Communications Coordinator Doug Gibson at dgibson@vsea.org.
VSEA Members Have Proven Way To Reduce AOT Workers’ Comp Claims, But Why Is It Not Statewide?
In January 2009, VSEA members Geroge Walker and Dan Whipple celebrated with employees at the St. Johnsbury AOT garage after the garage was named the nation’s first transportation shop to be awarded Voluntary Protection Program Star Status; a prestigious honor awarded for achieving the highest level of safety and health protections possible.
A recent report shows AOT workers’ comp claims continue to hover near the top across state gov’t. The question then is why aren’t more AOT garages adopting the VPP to help save the State some much needed money?
VTDigger Posts Good Summary Of Vermont Taxation Options
Food For Thought:
"Are rich people leaving the state? According to information from the IRS, tax filers moving into the state earn about 18 percent more on average than taxpayers who leave the state. In 2008, the average income of a new Vermonter was about $53,000, while the wages of the average Vermonter migrating out of state were about $44,000."
NH Legislator Has No Worries About Shape Of His State’s Pension Fund
"A healthy pension fund should be about 80 percent funded at any given time; however, the New Hampshire funding stands at about 58.5 percent. About one-third of the gap can be traced to national upheaval affecting us all."
Vermont’s pension fund is 82% funded!
Good Piece On The Demonizing Of Maine State Employees