Hiring push after Iowa prison killings makes little headway
A $468,000 consultants' report says improvements are needed in training, pay and retention of prison employees to address 'lack of adequate staffing.'
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A $468,000 consultants' report says improvements are needed in training, pay and retention of prison employees to address 'lack of adequate staffing.'
The Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center hopes a new pay raise approved last month will help address its ongoing staffing shortage.
Daily COVID-19 vaccinations jumped to 70,688 Tuesday, coinciding with a deadline for certain state workers to get their first shot.
An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or test requirements surfaced Monday ahead of the final three scheduled days of legislative action this year.
State announces deal with 7,800 employees over COVID-19 vaccines, goes to arbitration with prison workers.