All Posts Tagged With: "State Ombudsman"
Here We GO! VT State Ombudsman on the Horizon…
I’m certain we’re on the cusp of happier political days in Vermont.
10Nov2010 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Child Protective Services, OPR, and State Ombudsman Office
The first thing the universe presented me with last week was a call from a state senator’s aide, looking for input on how to effect external oversight for CPS. My response, of course, is to create a State Ombudsman office. With a little reminding, the senator remembered that our paths had crossed before, when I testified before the Senate Government Operations Committee against removing a level of appeal in the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR).
13Jul2009 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Changes and Announcements Coming…
BureaucracyBlog will soon have a new look, and one or more new authors contributing to the flow of information, analysis, and ideas. J.T. Miller, whom I wrote about in a post last month, has sent me an revised version of his op-ed piece and has kindly agreed to post occasional Kentucky updates here. There have [...]
23Jun2008 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Iowa’s doing it, too…
The article also quotes an Iowan who has made an issue of access to particular records as saying that he thinks the newly-proposed office to deal with records requests “…would stop a lot of this stuff from happening in cities and counties.” That’s what I think, too, about all manner of bureaucratic missteps in Vermont—a lot of it would never happen if bureaucrats knew that someone was looking over their shoulder and could hold them accountable.
19Mar2008 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Not So Common Sense and Vermont State Laws
On the one hand, we do not want every detail legislated, but neither can we fail to specify “common sense” behavior when people who should know better repeatedly fail to act that way.
10Feb2008 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Yesterday Was A Good Day (or, Creating a State Ombudsman)
In the midst of my usual workday yesterday I was able to connect with a couple of people about the idea of creating a State Ombudsman Office for Vermont. One of those people was my excellent attorney on appeal, David Putter. To give you an idea of how good Putter is, he doesn’t bother with [...]
1Dec2007 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
