Day: September 26, 2024

  • Pennsylvania renews SNAP work requirement waiver for another year

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    Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services Secretary received federal approval of a new waiver of work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This new waiver extends exemption from work requirements of 80 hours per month for SNAP recipients in most counties in Pennsylvania through August 31, 2025. It will continue to exempt an estimated…

  • Voters in Juneau, Alaska, to decide on initiative banning cruise ships on Saturdays and July 4

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    Voters in Juneau, Alaska, will decide on three ballot measures on Oct. 1, including two bond measures and an initiative that would ban cruise ships in the city on Saturdays. Proposition 2, an initiative sponsored by Ship-Free Saturdays, would ban cruise ships with 250 passengers or more from docking, mooring, or disembarking passengers in Juneau…

  • Bargaining in Blue: Should provisions related to discipline allow for discretion when determining disciplinary action for police officers?

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    In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue:  Following up Austin, Texas, resumes police CBA negotiations  In January we took a deep dive into a dispute in Austin, Texas, affecting CBA negotiations. The dispute concerned the implementation of the Austin Police Oversight Act—a police oversight measure approved by voters in May 2023.  On September 6,…

  • Previewing one of the 73 major party U.S. House rematches

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 26, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing one of the 73 major party U.S. House rematches With 40 days to go until the Fall election, we’ll be bringing you coverage of the most compelling elections—the battlegrounds we expect to have…