Politics aside, Vermont labor force decline does matter

Gov. Phil Scott argued the labor force is losing six people a day. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott and Senate President Tim Ashe have been having a little data dispute.
On the numbers, the fight was a tie. On the narrative, the Governor won, which probably explains why Ashe beat a hasty retreat.
“It was actually a non-issue made a political issue by the administration and I’m happy that it’s over,” Ashe said, as though he had not made it a political