Topics : Public Workforce




  • Striking New York City Bus Drivers See a Threat to Their Culture
  • The strike, which has shut down roughly 5,000 of the city’s 7,700 school bus routes, is expected to continue this week, though the drivers’ union and the school bus companies had agreed to meet with a mediator.






  • Local Sheriffs Wage War with Obama over Guns
  • Some 60 sheriffs from across the country have written or signed similar letters that they will not enforce any gun control laws they deem unconstitutional.
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  • Wisconsin's Controversial Collective Bargaining Law Upheld
  • A federal court of appeals upheld Wisconsin's law repealing most collective bargaining for most public employees, handing a victory to Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans who put the law in place amid tumult two years ago.

  • Gov. Christie to Get Police Union's Support
  • The Port Authority’s police union, which endorsed former Gov. Jon Corzine when Gov. Chris Christie challenged him four years ago, will endorse the New Jersey governor.

  • Rahm Emanuel Urges Cities to Divert Pension Funds from Gun Makers
  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he was asking all city pension funds -- and mayors across the country -- to examine whether they have investments in assault weapons manufacturers and sellers as the first step toward getting them to divest any such holdings.
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  • Student Outcomes to Factor into Tennessee School Leader's Evaluations
  • The Metro school board is planning to overhaul the way it evaluates the director of schools’ performance annually to also include student outcomes. The change comes as the state is in the middle of its second year of teacher evaluations that factor in students’ test scores and growth.


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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