MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program": Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights Vermont's Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) is a long-standing joint venture between the Vermont Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the University of Vermont (UVM). One of the primary ways CAP assists consumers is by attempting to mediate disputes between consumers and businesses. CAP med  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Department for Children and Families Child Development Division": Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights According to the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF), child care licensing systems, which include monitoring and enforcement policies, help prevent various forms of harm to children--risks from the spread of disease, fire and other building safety hazard  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Department of Buildings and General Services State Agency Energy Plan and the State Energy Management Program": Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights In the last ten fiscal years (2016-2025), the energy costs in state government buildings have cost taxpayers $137 million. State government's use of gasoline and diesel transportation fuels has cost taxpayers $61 million during  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Department of Financial Regulation": Here are excerpts: * * * Background DFR has the statutory authority to examine and investigate companies and individuals engaged in insurance to determine whether there has been unfair methods of competition or deceptive acts or practices. If a consumer is having a problem with an insurance company, the consumer can file a complaint wit  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- The office of the Vermont State Auditor issued the following performance audit entitled "Vermont Economic Progress Council: Vermont Employment Growth Incentive": Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The purpose of the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI) program is to provide an incentive for economic activity (i.e., job and payroll creation and capital investment) that would not occur except for the incentive (the "but for"), is above and beyond what w  more