Spotlight.
Governor O’Malley Launches Skills2Compete-Maryland Initiative
March 2, 2010
Governor's Press Office
At a press conference on March 2, at Prince George's Community College, Governor Martin O’Malley announced his Skills2Compete-Maryland initiative. Maryland joins ten other states with initiatives aligned with National Skills Coalition’s national Skills2Compete campaign. Learn more about the Maryland campaign.
The Latest News.
Take action. Weigh in on House jobs bill. Weigh in with your Representative today and encourage them to support funding for workforce education and training in the final version of the House jobs bill.
March 10, 2010
Murray-Kerry amendment fails. Despite a strong push from the workforce development field, an amendment to extend the TANF Emergency Fund through March 2011 and provide $1.3 billion for summer youth employment programs offered by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and John Kerry (D-MA) on the Senate jobs bill was defeated this morning.
March 9, 2010
Senate HELP Committee holds WIA hearing. On February 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on A Stronger Workforce Investment System for a Stronger Economy. The hearing featured testimony from leading workforce development experts who highlighted the importance of job training in federal job creation and recovery efforts and stressed the need to strengthen and reauthorize WIA.
March 3, 2010
Short-term UI/COBRA extension passed. On March 2, the Senate passed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, providing a one-month extension of expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and COBRA health care subsidies for out-of-work Americans. The Senate is considering a broader bill, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010,” which would extend UI/COBRA benefits through the end of 2010.
March 3, 2010
Governor Launches S2C-Maryland Initiative. At a press conference on March 2, at Prince Georges Community College, Governor Martin O’Malley announced his Skills2Compete-Maryland initiative.
March 3, 2010
New Audio Update Podcast Now Available. Listen to National Skills Coalition's lastest Audio Update Podcast on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal.
March 1, 2010
Take Action on "extenders" bill. Weigh in with your Members of Congress today and encourage them to support four key job training and worker support strategies as part of the “extenders” bill being shaped right now on Capitol Hill.
March 1, 2010
