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Keith MorelliJune 30, 2016

A multi-agency partnership, along with the help of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, secured a $3.8 million grant from the federal government to develop training in the University Area of North Tampa, providing education specifically for technology-related jobs. This week Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced the award of 39 TechHire Partnership Grants across […]

Guest AuthorMay 20, 2016

Every week another job-killing, economy-stifling, Constitution-trampling regulation seems to come out from on high. The Obama administration just doesn’t seem to get it. That or they don’t actually care about the people they’re purporting to help. After all, it sure is easy to propose solutions to “income inequality” when you personally don’t have to suffer […]

Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2014

The Florida Education Association is highly litigious, politically active and flush with resources from membership dues and fees. It often gets its way, but not without collateral damage. In its fight with the Legislature for more school funding, the union is determined to destroy a privately funded scholarship program giving 68,000 of Florida’s poorest students the opportunity to […]

Tag: U.S. Department of Labor

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