Trump wants to scrap a key framework for federal employee discipline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete…
DHS IG investigating reassignments of senior staff under Noem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — The Department of Homeland Security inspector general is investigating whether DHS ran afoul of laws and regulations when it forced…
Air Force officer could face dismissal if prosecuted for Capitol steps protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Stars & Stripes) — An Air Force major who stood on the U.S. Capitol steps and called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump could face dismissal…
Empire State Weekly: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. They determined that any person born in the U.S. is a…
OPM finalizes ‘Nixonian’ rule centralizing and enabling some federal firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Office of Personnel Management this week finalized new regulations granting the agency the power to remove federal workers…
Local business owner and legal expert weigh in on Supreme Court ruling that could impact NY’s gun laws
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could affect gun laws in New York State. Last week, the Supreme Court overturned a Hawaiian law that required…
High Court Backs Direct White House Control of Agencies Such as Those Overseeing Federal Employee Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — In a ruling that could have wide implications for the legal protections of federal employees, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the heads of…
Rule Finalized Giving OPM Power to Fire Federal Employees on Suitability Grounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — OPM has finalized rules to take over from agencies the power to fire federal employees on suitability grounds, leaving them with fewer legal…
Landowners seek to overturn New York’s hydraulic fracking ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (Times Union) — A federal lawsuit filed by a father and son who own more than 160 acres of property in Delaware County is seeking to overturn New York’s ban…
A closer look at the divorce, custody documents in deaths of Mechanicville family
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (WRGB) — The custody agreement between the father and mother of four kids who were found dead with their grandmother and mother in Mechanicville was a…