As a strong supporter of the state workforce, Sen. Mannion voted to include the fee waiver in the enacted state budget as a way to address critical needs and encourage job seekers to take exams and ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Civil Service (DCS) recently announced in a press release that 40 county civil service agencies are offering an online civil service examination for ...

NEW YORK (NEWS10) — A new state program is attempting to combat staffing shortages at county jails across New York. The program is allowing 12 counties to hire custody officers without the requirement ...

(Editor's note: This is part of a periodic series on civil service.) More than 15,000 Staten Islanders are civil servants and thousands more are hoping to become one. The Department of Citywide ...