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Excerpted From 11/5 VTNewsGuy Blog Post:

"Actually, Vermont may have a center-right governor next year – Peter Shumlin. Either winner would have faced the same immediate dilemma: expected revenues next year will be some $110 million lower than anticipated revenue. Though not as ideologically – even viscerally – hostile to higher taxes as Dubie, Shumlin doesn’t want to raise taxes either. It would be bad politics, and bad economic policy (though not as bad as laying off more state workers)."

You got that right (the no more layoffs part!)

“VSEA members do feel like it’s a new day for Vermont’s quality public services and for Vermont state employees.”

VSEA Members Are Urged To Review This List & Point Out Any That Seem Excessive–Or That You Question, Knowing What You Know.

Removal of DOJ oversight puts VSH one step closer to re-certification, which, if occurs, will reclaim $10+ million in lost federal money, which can be put towards alleviating VT’s budget deficit. 

Congratulations to the entire VSH staff! You continue to spin gold out of straw.

 "[Con] Hogan says whoever is governor will have an extremely difficult task. He says the state will be starting the third straight year with a budget shortfall – and with little prospect that federal stimulus funds will make up the difference as they have in the past."