Archive - JOBS THAT WORK

Utah has good workforce lessons. They may not be the ones you've heard about.

The false struggle between workforce and ‘welfare.’

2 hrs ago •

What Trump II will pay for, AI ain't doing hot, and $1.9 billion in grants listings.

Plus, there weren't any new federal grants for the first half of the week. That was kinda weird.

Aug 22 •

Outsourcing helping employers… to employers.

The difference between listening to employers and hearing them, as demonstrated by the Trump workforce blueprint.

Aug 20 •

The workforce implications of big changes in college sports.

A conversation with Extra Points’ Matt Brown about the changing economics of college sports and how they could change college.

Aug 19 •

Job Corps by Harvard? Retreat on block grants? And $1.9 billion in grants listings.

Unpacking the Trump workforce blueprint and its proposed big blob of workforce money.

Aug 15 •

What should we expect of employers that get public money to hire and train?

Why and how to start a conversation with employers using government money, guest starring owl pendants and carved fruit.

Aug 12 •

The White House order that shows its struggles with grants.

What's behind the new executive order on federal grantmaking and how to digest its changes.

Aug 8 •

The looming workforce funding battle, $30 million in new DOL money, and $1.8 billion in grant listings.

Plus, $20 million more in missing DOL money and whatever happened to 'un-registered' Registered Apprenticeship for AI?

Aug 8

The $251 million in workforce money that's about to go away.

Lining up missing-in-action DOL dollars and how to prepare for a quick competition.

Aug 6 •

Still workin': The law makes it harder to offer good jobs in cannabis.

States have promised big things for jobs in legalizing marijuana and supporting hemp.

Aug 5 •

Senate appropriators vote to save Job Corps and against block grants, and $1.6 billion in grants listings.

Plus: the latest on a frozen program for older workers and DOJ defines what DEIA is 'illegal' DEIA.

Aug 1 •

July 2025

The key to AI jobs might be very human.

So we might want to think about how to make hiring for AI jobs a little better for humans.

Jul 29 •

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