Task force weighs pros and cons of lottery-liquor merger

State officials explained Friday how a merger of the Vermont Lottery Commission with the Department of Liquor Control could work.
A task force studying the merger took testimony on Friday. The six-member group was formed after lawmakers in April rejected Gov. Phil Scott’s executive order, which would have forced the merger of the two state entities. Scott has said a combined Liquor Control and Lottery Department could save money.Sabina Haskell, chair of the Vermont Lottery Commission, said