Madison Township is looking at abolishing civil service testing as a requirement for police-officer applicants. Township government officials noted that civil service testing has become a hindrance in ...

The executive director of the Columbus Civil Service Commission is recommending the city cease what has been one of her agency's main functions for over a century: the filling of nonpolitical ...

As community focus on police reform continues, more Somerville residents want to know how the city hires its police. Right now, the City Council is reviewing appointments to the police reserve list, a ...

Troy Police are looking to recruit. The city’s police department announced a civil service exam has been scheduled for September. Candidates will take a written exam and a physical agility test. The ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Civil Service Test will be given Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Police Department's Union Training Center, 1701 Line Ferry Road. Applicants must be 21 and a United States citizen.

TAUNTON — The Attorney General's office has sued former Taunton Fire Chief Leman Padelford, accusing him of dodging subpoenas as the state investigates his firefighter test prep company. The state ...

The town of Brookline is moving to drop the state’s civil service exam process for its police department — changing 130 years of practice — to speed up hiring and fill open positions. As first ...

In this undated photograph, Schenectady General Services Commissioner Paul LaFond answers questions from City Council members during a committee meeting. A state ruling now requires a civil service ...

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 ...