When you're the economist for the Vermont legislature, sometimes you have to deliver unwelcome news to lawmakers.
That's what Tom Kavet did a few weeks back, when he told state lawmakers that revenues to support general government this fiscal year are now forecast to be about $28 million less than the legislature and the governor had been counting on.
VPR's Peter Hirschfeld spoke to Tom Kavet, and asked him if that downgrade was due to a flagging economy, or whether other factors were involved.
Listen to their conversation above.
