Governor Peter Shumlin says
he’ll urge lawmakers to pass a bill that cracks down on cases of fraud
involving state workers, municipal employees and teachers.
Governor Peter Shumlin has reached out to a veteran state administrator to
oversee Vermont’s recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. Shumlin
appointed Neale Lunderville, who served under former Governor Jim Douglas, to coordinate the state’s efforts.
The Douglas administration says it can lay off more state workers
without legislative approval. And
the administration says it may be forced to cut an additional 200 jobs, unless
it can win more concessions from the state employees union.
Time is running out for the state employees union and the Douglas
Administration to reach an agreement over a plan to cut labor costs by roughly $7.5 million in
this year’s budget.