Citing a desire to increase his office’s investigative capacity, State Auditor Doug Hoffer said Monday he’s hired VTDigger reporter Andrew Stein to serve as his executive assistant.

“I want more subjects covered,” Hoffer said. “I want more product.”

Stein, an alumnus of the Addison County Independent, has covered health care and energy for VTDigger since September 2012. He said he plans to leave the online news outlet in a month and join Hoffer’s office November 25. 

“I was not actively seeking this position, but when the auditor approached me about the position he was essentially offering me a stethoscope to examine state government,” Stein said. “This will give me the opportunity to better understand the issues that I investigate regularly and to investigate them in a much more thorough and meaningful way than I have time to.”

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Paul Heintz was part of the Seven Days news team from 2012 to 2020. He served as political editor and wrote the "Fair Game" political column before becoming a staff writer.