Topics : Public Workforce



  • Change to Georgia’s Pension Law Falling Short of Expectations
  • Earlier this year, lawmakers gave the go-ahead for Georgia’s public pensions to start putting money into start-up ventures and other “alternative” investments, ending the state's status as the last that detoured most of its big pension plans for state, county and city employees around such investments.




  • Dockworkers Strike Could Close East Coast Ports
  • The dockworkers are flexing their muscles again, threatening a strike beginning Sunday that would shut seaports from Massachusetts to Texas.


  • IRS to Raise Limits on Retirement Contributions in 2013
  • The expiring Bush tax cuts aren’t the only laws worth watching for investors as the year ends. A number of new rules are kicking in next year that will allow workers to stash away more money in their 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts.

  • D.C. Metro Transit Police Chief to Retire
  • Metro Transit Police Chief Michael A. Taborn, who has been with the agency for 31 years, is expected to stay on to help oversee operations on Inauguration Day next month and then step down in the spring.

  • 401(k)'s, Higher Retirement Age Recommended for Arizona Pension System
  • Lawmakers should consider creating an optional 401(k)-style retirement plan and raising the retirement age for future public employees if Arizona is interested in changing its financially ailing public-pension system, according to a 13-member pension-study committee led by the state treasurer.

  • Controversial Changes Proposed for Boston Schools
  • Mayor Thomas M. Menino said he is seeking to change state law so school districts can accelerate efforts to overhaul low-achieving schools with fewer roadblocks from teacher unions.

  • Seattle Police Dept. Relaxes Hiring Policy on Pot Use
  • The Seattle Police Department said that it will relax its hiring standards for officers in light of Washington's new marijuana-legalization law -- applicants will now be disqualified for past pot use within one year instead of three years.

  • Massachusetts to Review Pension Holdings in Gun Firms
  • As gun makers took a financial drubbing in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings, Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman directed the state pension fund to review its investments in any companies in the firearms industry.
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  • For Unions in Right-to-Work States, Nevada Offers Hope
  • Nevada’s right-to-work experience gives a dispirited labor movement some hope even as it hemorrhages workers and reels from the approval of a right-to-work law last week in union-strong Michigan.


Events & Webinars

  • High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
  • June 20, 2013
  • Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.

  • Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
  • June 27, 2013
  • The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.



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