en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Tue, 21 May 9:57:16 PDT http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-curtis-loftis-clashes-with-south-carolina-pension-commission.html Tue, 21 May 12:0:00 PDT Curtis Loftis has made it his mission to overhaul the investment commission that oversees the state’s pension fund. But it hasn't been easy. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Judge-Allows-1000s-of-UC-Medical-Workers-to-Strike.html Tue, 21 May 8:8:00 PDT A Sacramento judge Monday refused to stop a strike today by thousands of employees at the UC Davis Medical Center and four other UC hospitals – but ordered a limited number of critical care employees to stay on the job. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Unions-Win-Big-Victory-in-Minnesota.html Tue, 21 May 8:4:00 PDT The Democratic Legislature eked out a major victory for organized labor, giving in-home child-care providers and personal care attendants the right to unionize at a time when union power is in full retreat in many state capitols. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Facing-a-Strike-UC-Medical-Centers-Cancel-Elective-Surgeries.html Fri, 17 May 8:7:00 PDT Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries. http://www.governing.com/news/local/LAPD-Freed-from-Federal-Oversight.html Fri, 17 May 8:6:00 PDT In a brief, three-line order, a judge formally lifted the binding agreement the U.S. Department of Justice imposed on the LAPD in 2001, which spelled out dozens of major reforms the police agency had to implement and frequent audits it was required to undergo. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Minimum-Wage-Increase-Hits-Roadblock-in-Minnesota.html Fri, 17 May 8:2:00 PDT Once a top priority, a hike in the minimum wage is falling off the agenda as the House and Senate disagree on how much it should rise. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-moodys-detroit-emergency-manager-makes-default-an-option.html Thu, 16 May 15:0:00 PDT Moody's, the credit ratings agency, has warned that Detroit’s preliminary financial operating plan opens the door to place bondholders on the hook for the city’s debts, a move that would further damage the city’s already low credit rating. http://www.governing.com/columns/public-finance/col-public-pension-plans-third-way.html Thu, 16 May 14:0:00 PDT Defined-benefit plans put all the risk on states and localities; defined-contribution plans put it all on employees. Now there's a new approach to risk sharing. http://www.governing.com/news/local/Teachers-Union-Sues-Chicago-to-Stop-Closings.html Thu, 16 May 8:1:00 PDT The two lawsuits, filed on behalf of parents and their special needs children, say the proposed school closings are unfair, will harm students with disabilities and are discriminatory because almost all the students affected are African-American. http://www.governing.com/columns/col-tennessee-plans-solve-technology-IT-problems-public-workforce.html Wed, 15 May 14:0:00 PDT In an effort to keep employees and their skills up to date, the Volunteer State is urging 1,600 IT workers to reapply for their jobs.