Is Silicon Valley over?
California is “America on fast forward,” according to sociologist Manuel Pastor. As he sees it, many of today’s biggest challenges — from climate change to inequality — arrived in the Golden State first. And thus ....
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Utah’s model system for workforce services
In 1997, I had the opportunity to participate directly in the policy development and legislative negotiations that created the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). On the heels of federal welfare reform, and a year ....
As stimulus negotiations falter, states opt for Trump unemployment bonus plan
After negotiations on the next round of stimulus went nowhere in early August, President Trump’s August 8 executive order offered states a way to continue providing extra unemployment benefits despite the late-July expiration of the ....
States could extend the $600 unemployment bonus, too
California often leads the way for the rest of the country. The Golden State is home to the first McDonald’s restaurant, the 1970s anti-tax revolt, and even the frisbee. Could California once again lead the ....