Castleton University closes Polling Institute

The state’s only polling institute is among the casualties as Castleton University seeks to address a $1.5 million budget gap. …

In an interview with VPR, Castleton President Karen Scolforo said the Polling Institute was costing the university $120,000 a year to run.

The institute partnered with media organizations including VTDigger, VPR and WCAX-TV on election year surveys, but also did public opinion surveys on other issues of the day. CONT.

Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger