New law gives extra civil service exam points to these New Yorkers: Here’s who qualifies

Eligible New Yorkers who pass a civil service exam will receive 10 additional points when applying for a position in the ...
The Providence Journal

Unions urge more frequent civil service exams to break RI hiring logjam

PROVIDENCE – Key public-employee unions do not support the elimination – or suspension – of civil service exams as a way to address the persistent staffing crises in two state agencies that deal with ...
Troy Record

Hochul announces suspension of civil service exam fees

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the application fees for all state civil service exams are waived through December 2025. “As our state continues to grapple with an ...
Boston Herald

Massachusetts gearing for new civil-service test by March as judge mulls Boston firefighters’ suit

The state is shooting for a March civil-service exam in place of the one previously scheduled this weekend, Human Resources Division lawyers told a judge in a hearing. HRD “has already retained a ...
Boston Herald

Civil-service test won’t happen Saturday — but ‘darn well better’ in March, commission says

Boston firefighters in search of promotions will not sit for a test on Saturday after a judge ruled against their attempt to force the state to administer the exam as originally planned. Suffolk ...