Vermont Auditor Doug Hoffer released a memo June 27 announcing that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department cannot be audited at this time due to financial management irregularities. Arriving at such a conclusion is extremely rare for a public agency, […]
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Auditor Hoffer releases report identifying risks to Vt’s universal broadband efforts
State Auditor Doug Hoffer released a new report March 21 highlighting potential risks to Vermont’s unique strategy to achieve universal broadband access. The Vermont Community Broadband Board is overseeing the distribution of approximately $350 million to extend high speed internet […]
Featured, Killington, Local News
Dam improvements needed, according to auditor’s report
Killington’s Kent Pond Dam listed as a ‘significant hazard’ By Katy Savage A report from the state auditor found several of Vermont’s dams are in poor condition. Auditor Doug Hoffer completed the report in February, finding some dams have […]
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Auditor: State spending on health care is ‘out of control’
By Christopher Ross/Addison County Independent BRISTOL — It took just six presentation slides by Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer to astonish the audience of a virtual healthcare talk hosted by Bristol Democrats earlier this month. State healthcare costs are soaring, […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Health care costs soar
By Angelo Lynn With the world’s problems at everyone’s doorstep each morning, or at their fingertips any time of the day, it’s little wonder that news about the cost of healthcare has dropped out of sight. Pre-pandemic it was one […]
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All-payer system costs taxpayers more than it saves, state auditor reports
By Kit Norton/VTDigger The administrative costs of running OneCare Vermont, the company that enacts statewide health care reforms, are greater than the Medicaid savings that are credited to its efforts, according to a report issued Monday by State Auditor Doug […]
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Vermonters support dairy
$285 million spent from 2010-2019, auditor’s report finds Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer released a first-ever comprehensive accounting of Vermont state government’s total annual spending in support of Vermont’s dairy industry, Monday, May 10. From state fiscal year 2010-2019, the […]