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House proposal would make devastating cuts. Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee released its proposed funding allocations for the fiscal year (FY) 2014 appropriations bills. The House proposal would make drastic cuts to health, education, job training and social services programs.
May 23, 2013
Appropriations Dems release sequester report. Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee, led by Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) recently released a report detailing the impact of sequestration.
May 20, 2013
Tom Perez deserves bipartisan support. Today, the Senate HELP Committee voted to move forward the nomination of Asst. Attorney General Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor. NSC strongly supports Mr. Perez's appointment.
May 16, 2013
S2C Colorado celebrates big legislative wins. The Colorado Assembly recently wrapped up their legislative session for 2013, and the Skills2Compete Colorado Coalition was pleased to see the passage of several key workforce bills sent to Governor Hickenlooper for signature.
May 16, 2013
Workforce funds likely cut for rest of 2013.
UPDATE: This week, the Department of Labor released finalized (PY) 2013 allotments for WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Programs, the Wagner-Peyser Employment Services, and Workforce Information Grants to States. March 26, 2013 Workforce funding will be cut for the remainder of the fiscal year according to the Training and Employment Notice (TEN) put out last week by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
May 2, 2013
Portman, Bennet Introduce CAREER Act. On Thursday, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Careers Through Responsive, Efficient and Effective Retraining (CAREER) Act, legislation designed to improve the effectiveness of career training programs. National Skills Coalition recently wrote to Senators Portman and Bennet, expressing support for the CAREER Act.
April 26, 2013
California Senate Passes Sectors Legislation. The California Senate recently passed a sector strategies bill calling on the CA Workforce Investment Board to develop a statewide sector strategies plan.
April 25, 2013
