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Douglas administration e-mails reveal job cuts process

By VPR | September 4, 2008

Internal Douglas administration e-mails discussing a round of 400 state job cuts say members of the House Appropriations Committee are like children and scold one agency secretary for not being supportive enough of the cuts.

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State says union should use the collective bargaining agreement for records request

By VPR | July 31, 2008

The Douglas administration is urging the state workers’ union to use a provision in their labor contract, rather than Vermont’s public records law, to get access to records relating to 400 state job cuts.

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Public records debate heats up

By Ross Sneyd | March 17, 2008

A bill in the Legislature that would prohibit court records from being posted online is reopening debate about Vermont’s overall public records law.

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Bill calls for look at public records exemptions

By VPR | March 17, 2008

The Vermont Senate this week is expected to take up a bill calling for a systematic look at the exceptions to Vermont’s public records law.