With several Massachusetts municipalities opting out of the civil service and many more considering that route, something had to be done to update a system clearly out of step with the times. As of ...

The senate floor is seen during the first day of the legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Jan. 13. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

I write to echo significant concerns already expressed by others about proposed charter amendment city of Columbus Issue 20, which voters will decide on this Nov. 8. My concerns are both the process ...

WORCESTER — In a brief sent to the state Civil Service Commission, the City of Worcester maintains that the agency does not have jurisdiction over a petition filed by three deputy police chiefs who ...

Pueblo will try a new approach to address its vacancies in the Pueblo Police Department. The city will temporarily suspend its requirement to freeze eligibility lists for vacant positions. The lists ...

WORCESTER — The state commission charged with hearing cases involving the civil service system has allowed an investigation into whether the city violated state law over its process of selecting a ...

DRACUT — Recent changes to the state’s Civil Service law mean that Dracut must take steps to bring the Police Department to parity with surrounding communities, Deputy Police Chief David Chartrand ...