New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALBANY - A program that allowed nearly 13,000 nonunion New York state employees to exchange unused vacation time for cash payments has been rescinded for this fiscal year. The change, made Wednesday, is expected to save $5 million for the year...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Police are investigating the theft of two laptop computers containing the names and Social Security numbers of more than 1,300 people formerly employed by the Maryland Department of the Environment.The laptops were reported stolen from the state office building at 300 W. Preston St. in Baltimore on Nov. 12, a spokesman for the MDE, Robert Ballinger, said in a statement yesterday. The...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
PROVIDENCE –– Another top union official has been ousted this week, the second casualty this month in an internal battle over contract negotiations with Governor Carcieri that has divided the ranks of organized labor.Lucie Burdick, widely considered a rising star in the Ocean State labor movement, was narrowly defeated in a regularly scheduled election earlier in the week. She had served a single...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
State officials have denied an effort by Saugus to have state Department of Conservation and Recreation employees enforce the town's dog rules in Breakheart Reservation.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Rachael Dumbrique, shown at a bail hearing in August, was sentenced today to a year in jail and five years probation for illegally downloading a file with Social Security numbers for 5,500 state employees. A former Consumer Affairs employee was sentenced to a year in Sacramento County Jail and five years probation today for illegally downloading a personnel file with the names...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The State Civil Service Commission has fallen down on the job and failed to help hundreds of qualified military veterans get hired into positions with Pennsylvania’s state agencies, Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday.
Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Gov. Chet Culver is asking state departments to come up with ways Iowa can trim $30 to $40 million from its budget, The Des Moines Register reported today. The state was expecting to finish its budget year in June with $85 million in the general fund, but projections now show that number to be around $15 [...]
bizjournals (Free subscription) | yesterday
... as a cost accounting manager at Hewlett-Packard Co. When she took her first position at San Jose State as a financial assistant to the budget director, she saw it as a way to combine her two professional passions — education and finance.Now she’s about to enter her 29th year as a San Jose State employee. Former university President Don Kassing chose Lee, his former right-hand...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bella Energy's 10 kilowatt solar electric system on the Colorado State Capitol is part of the Governor's Energy Office's "Greening Government" project, which encourages state employees to be leaders in Gov. Ritter's New Energy Economy. Energy conservation and efficiency measures will reduce the environmental impact of state operations...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
The day before state officials are to learn the latest economic forecasts for Vermont, the state employees' union and advocacy groups are calling on the governor and legislators to find other ways to generate revenue instead of more budget cuts.
CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
New York is likely one of the hardest hit by the economic downturn because a majority of their state revenue comes from New York City, which has lost close to 25% of their revenue. Governor David Paterson, fast becoming a favorite of mine, has proposed major cuts in their budget, including administrative cuts to education. [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
... only prohibited one family member from reporting directly to another. It recently required employees to report when they are doing business with companies owned by their parents, siblings, spouses or children. Sierra Graphics began operating in 2004; Lighthouse was incorporated in early 2006. "Everything that our company was ever asked to do for CDSS was always above board, half the cost...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Florida's cash crunch hit home for Glen Casel during the summer, when he cut supervised parental visits for Seminole County's abused children to save scarce state dollars.
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau The president of what is believed to be the second-largest state employees union was ousted by her members...
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sen. John Eichelberger stated, “We couldn't even get a bill passed this year banning bonuses to state employees. The Democrats in the House blocked it despite the continuous headline stories about "Bonusgate". There appears to be no collective shame on the part of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.” Rep. Reichley said, "Gov. Rendell needs to get behind our efforts to end these...
