Local government
New Jersey's public health insurance system is struggling under a mountain of debt and skyrocketing costs, with premium hikes reaching as high as 36.5% and prescription drug costs exceeding 50%. The state's politicians are quick to point fingers, but the core problem lies in a
Local government
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to clearing outstanding entitlements owed to retirees in Gombe State. Since assuming office in 2019, the Governor has paid over 25 billion naira in gratuities to both state and local government retirees. The latest tranche of 2.060 billion
Local government
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit against Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Alexander Zwinck for violating state laws by cooperating with federal immigration officials to detain a 19-year-old Utah woman after a traffic stop. The lawsuit alleges that Deputy Zwinck shared the driver's personal identifying
Local government
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has continued to fulfill his administration's commitment to clearing outstanding entitlements owed to retired local government workers in Gombe State. On Tuesday, he flagged off the disbursement of another tranche of backlog gratuity payments to retired local government workers in the state. This move
Local government
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate implementation of the new ?70,000 minimum wage for local government workers in the state. The directive was given during a high-level meeting with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees
Local government
The Public Service Association (PSA) is advocating for a return to in-person voting in local elections and for the Electoral Commission to take over running and publicizing these elections. The PSA, which represents over 11,000 local government workers, believes that private companies should not be responsible for managing local
Local government
The Department of Local Government office in Nowra, originally opened 22 years ago, is set to undergo a $5 million transformation into a modern, agile office space. This upgrade will provide over 1,800 square meters of flexible, contemporary office space for more than 260 government employees from various departments,
Local government
Bwari Area Council workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are set to return to work on Thursday, after a three-month-long strike. The strike, which was prompted by unpaid minimum wage and welfare concerns, was called off after negotiations between the workers' union and the FCT Minister. The National
Local government
The local government unit of Albuera, Leyte, under the leadership of Mayor Kerwin Espinosa, is determined to rid the town of illegal drugs. As part of this effort, Espinosa is implementing regular random drug testing among elected officials and local government employees to ensure a drug-free workplace. The program, managed
Local government
Hundreds of union workers recently rallied outside the Statehouse in Trenton to protest health care premium increases, as actuaries for the state warned that premiums must rise significantly to keep the beleaguered plans solvent through 2026. Active state workers' health care premiums are expected to surge by 19.7%
Social services
Faced with deliberate government underfunding and administrative mismanagement, Ontario's community college system is on the verge of collapse. Thousands of faculty and college staff are being laid off, and hundreds of programs have been permanently cancelled or suspended. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) has blown
Social services
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is warning of serious trouble in the college sector after nearly 10,000 faculty and staff have been let go or projected to lose their jobs amid hundreds of program cancellations and suspensions. The union, which represents over 55,000 college faculty and support
