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Alliance Webinar Briefing: New WIOA Flexibilities Under November TEGL

This webinar will highlight opportunities for states to submit innovative waiver packages to DOL. A4O Senior Fellow Mason Bishop will walk through waiver strategies. Osmar Padilla, Deputy Secretary at Louisiana Works, will share what Louisiana is submitting.
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WorkED Consulting Offers Customized WIOA State Waiver Templates

WorkED Consulting Offers Customized WIOA State Waiver Templates

Founded by Mason Bishop, a 30-years seasoned workforce and higher education policy professional, WorkED Consulting is now offering a series of customized Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) template options for states to use in conjunction with State Plan modifications.
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Governor Landry Issues Executive Order to Continue Reforms by Seeking Federal Waivers

Governor Landry Issues Executive Order to Continue Reforms by Seeking Federal Waivers

In another step, Louisiana Governor Landry tasked his new Louisiana Works Department to continue modernization efforts by offering a bold set of federal waivers seeking maximum flexibility for delivering workforce services to businesses and citizens of the State.
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West Virginia Legislature Introduces Bill to Create a New Department of Workforce Services

West Virginia Legislature Introduces Bill to Create a New Department of Workforce Services

Based upon the successful One Door to Work Model in Utah, Delegate Tristan Leavitt introduced a bill in West Virginia to achieve comprehensive workforce modernization aimed at improving labor force participation and improved job opportunities for West Virginians.
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Consultants Tell Arkansas to Integrate Social and Workforce Services

Consultants Tell Arkansas to Integrate Social and Workforce Services

Consultants from Alliance for Opportunity, including Mason Bishop, Founder of WorkED Consulting, told the Arkansas Legislative Council that the state needs to better integrate its social services and job training programs.
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Building Opportunity in West Virginia: 2026 Legislative Priorities

Building Opportunity in West Virginia: 2026 Legislative Priorities

This outlines the Cardinal Institute’s priorities for the coming session, including a One Door approach to better coordinate safety-net and workforce programs, social studies curriculum reform to strengthen civics, and expanded education options.
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SNAP, FITAP, KCSP, and DDS Transition to LDH; SNAP E&T and STEP Move to LWC

SNAP, FITAP, KCSP, and DDS Transition to LDH; SNAP E&T and STEP Move to LWC

Effective today, October 1, 2025, several programs previously administered by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have officially transitioned to new agencies as part of the One Door initiative to streamline social services and workforce delivery.
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One Door, Many Opportunities: A Win for Louisiana

One Door, Many Opportunities: A Win for Louisiana

A major win worth celebrating is the passage and signing of House Bills (HB) 624 and 617, collectively known as “One Door” legislation that was the result of the Louisiana Workforce and Social Services Reform (LA WASS) Task Force recommendations.
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House Passes Shake-up to DCFS, Transfers Social Services Under New “Louisiana Works” Department

House Passes Shake-up to DCFS, Transfers Social Services Under New “Louisiana Works” Department

Without opposition, the House passed two bills aimed at streamlining services to people in need. Hoping to provide services that “lift people, rather than catch people when they fall,” Rep. Kim Carver said.
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A Better Way to Work: Louisiana Embraces the One Door Solution

A Better Way to Work: Louisiana Embraces the One Door Solution

Louisiana is facing a workforce crisis. We have millions relying on safety net programs while employers struggle to fill open positions. The current maze of programs, while well-intentioned, isn’t delivering the results we need.
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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats

Testimony: Spurring Innovation in Workforce Development: Program Governance and Service Delivery

My testimony today provides an outline of specific principles and opportunities to improve WIOA to meet our shared goals of upward mobility, labor force attachment and high wages, and business growth through a skilled and productive workforce.
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Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, and Taxpayers

Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, and Taxpayers

At the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development session on "Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, and Taxpayers," hear testimony from Mason Bishop, Founder of WorkED Consulting.
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The Utah Model: Workforce Programs and Services Integration Tool Kit

The Utah Model: Workforce Programs and Services Integration Tool Kit

Utah’s integrated model for workforce and social assistance—the Utah Department of Workforce Services—provides a “playbook” for building state-of-the-art service delivery that maximizes use of taxpayer dollars while providing value for customers.
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Utah’s Model System for Workforce Services

Utah’s Model System for Workforce Services

One of the most important features of Utah’s model is its “single state area”, a designation permitted under the previous Workforce Investment Act and “grandfathered” for Utah but not currently allowed for other states under the successor law, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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Landscape Study of Federal Employment and Training Programs

Landscape Study of Federal Employment and Training Programs

One of the most important features of Utah’s model is its “single state area”, a designation permitted under the previous Workforce Investment Act and “grandfathered” for Utah but not currently allowed for other states under the successor law, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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