Key Lawmaker: Abolition Of State Call-In Center For Consumers Is 'Lousy Idea'
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:53:20 -0700

The conflict over the fate of the consumer call-in center shows the dilemmas and contradictions presented by the merger of two major agencies in the name of more efficiently serving taxpayers and consumers. How can the merger serve the interests of ...

Rick Scott Selects Three Leaders to Head Up State Agencies
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:47:28 -0700

a Along with Commerce Secretary Gray Swoope, the Department of Economic Opportunity with Doug Darling at the helm will help our state create jobs for Floridians. a Cynthia has basically led the Agency for Workforce Innovation for the past five years,a ...

Eaton County ends LEIN holdout with state
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:09:37 -0700

Most of the records are put into the system by local courts, prosecutors and police departments, and then compiled, processed and formatted and returned to agencies when they query the system. The network is administered by the Michigan State Police, ...

Without debt deal, 7300 S.C. workers could face furloughs
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:24:40 -0700

But if Congress does not reach a deal and the flow of federal dollars to South Carolina is disrupted temporarily, state agencies have identified roughly 7300 state employees a 12.5 percent of state government' s 58000 workers a whose positions are paid ...

School worker may provide statewide training
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:28:50 -0700

Besides helping provide PBIS-related training to schools, districts and other educational service agencies across the state , Smith also would present information about the program at conferences.

Utah officials says reserves, AAA bond rating will allow state to weather ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:53:16 -0700

"That gives bond agencies confidence. Nevertheless, we're being cautious and planning for possible scenarios.&quot ; Herbert told state agencies on Thursday to develop contingency plans for programs dependent on federal funds, although most agencies already ...

Crash: company chief, two other bodies recovered
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:54:43 -0700

Osun state governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola also expressed sadness over the incident. He revealed that state agencies put so much effort into the rescue operations. A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy in the Office of the ...

California, Texas agencies all failed to rescue Lilly Manning
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:03:24 -0700

She recently sought and received nearly 700 pages of documents from the Sacramento Juvenile Dependency Court, which detail the many missteps among government agencies . She shared those records with The Bee. CPS also is preparing to give her her file. ...

Stakes high as overhaul of state economic agency gets off ground
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:04:24 -0700

Part of the plan, for example, is to gather all of the state's disparate economic development groups and agencies under one system and make them work more cohesively. Some likened the process to getting a box filled with complicated puzzle pieces, ...

Crossroads merger one of few approved by state
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:07:01 -0700

According to the plan submitted to the state , the agencies would actually have to recruit more employees. The system change is a move by the state to try to get ahead of national health reform, which will open up Medicaid to more of the population in ...

State preps finances in case of default
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:14:57 -0700

State Treasurer Ted Wheeler said if any of the three major bond-rating agencies downgrades federal credit ratings, it could affect state bonds and investments in stocks and real estate . That could make borrowing money more expensive. ...

Medicaid reform on the horizon
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:50:30 -0700

Non-profit and state agencies who care for the disabled are considering how they'll cope with their reduced funding. "New York State's cost per person, per day in Developmental Centers is $1220; the average cost to run a State-operated individual ...

Pomona council hopes to save RDA
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:15:04 -0700

In late June, as part of the adoption of the state's 2011-12 budget, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill x126 calling for cities and counties to dismantle redevelopment agencies by Oct. 1, according to a city staff report. However, the governor also ...

State court outlaws heating aid fund
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:05:26 -0700

The commission had committed to the distribution of $80 million to various agencies on Oct. 1, the start of the state fiscal year, but is now blocked by the decision from using the money. The LIEEF money has been built into rate-increase cases for the ...

Lobbying group strives to stay fruitful
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:58:33 -0700

The Ferguson Group is among Washington' s leading lobbying firms, representing more than 200 public agencies and allied concerns in 38 states, including cities such as Memphis, Tenn.; Cincinnati; St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Detroit. ...

US Rating Could Affect Missouri Credit
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:01:50 -0700

While we hope the folks in Washington can come together and reach an agreement soon, we will continue to exercise strict fiscal discipline here in the Show-Me State ." The complex dealings come down to basic ideas. Credit agencies have threatened to ...

Multiagency sweep nabs 51
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:42:04 -0700

By Dennis Sullivan, Special to the Tribune A joint operation of Chicago, south suburban and state law enforcement agencies resulted in 51 people being served arrest warrants on charges ranging from drug possession to armed robbery to failure to ...

Successful commissioners mastera precarious balancing act
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:23:33 -0700

Paul Le Page's cabinet prompted some thoughts about the precarious balancing act by successful commissioners of state agencies . I'm not writing about a specific resignation. There are two sides to every story, and in the case of the recent resignation ...

Deal asks state agencies to weigh impact of federal default
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:37:13 -0700

Nathan Deal is gauging the possible implications to state government. Deal has ordered state agencies to report which programs might be vulnerable to any loss of federal funding. If Congress and President Barack Obama don't reach an agreement to ...

Agency Shakeup Leaves No One To Call
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:41:12 -0700

There's one important thing that Malloy administration officials and the legislature apparently forgot in merging the state's environmental protection and utilities regulation agencies : Having a back-up plan in place to deal with the thousands of ...