Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a major update to New York State’s hiring practices that will make thousands of public sector jobs more accessible to job seekers without a college degree. Effective this week,

The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved eliminating about 500 vacant state positions to help address the state's budget deficit, according to the board's meeting agenda for Wednesday.

More than 500 state jobs were abolished Wednesday by the Board of Public Works through a combination of elimination of vacant positions and the departure of hundreds of workers who took an early buyout.