Backus, the state’s director of health care reform, is moving to Sen. Peter Welch’s office. Chen, the interim commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, plans to leave the role next month.
For State Auditor Doug Hoffer, a 2022 midsummer Vermont Supreme Court decision was an existential threat to his office’s ability to fulfill its watchdog role. So he moved quickly to work with state lawmakers on a legislative solution.In late June, the.
The new proposal, which would give the auditor’s office explicit authority to obtain records from private companies that have contracts with the state, is in direct response to a Vermont Supreme Court decision last year.