First Thursday

A monthly podcast from LRIS that provides in-depth coverage of trends in public sector labor relations.

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First Thursday, May 2024

Posted May 2, 202400:57:41

Rick Poulson interviews attorney Lance LoRusso, founder of the Blue Line Institute. They discuss Lance’s background as a sworn police officer and...

First Thursday, April 2024

Posted April 4, 202400:54:38

Welcome Rick Poulson to the LRIS First Thursday Podcast!

April’s First Thursday podcast is a special two-person affair as LRIS Executive Director,...

First Thursday, March 2024

Posted March 7, 202400:45:55

State of California rewrites its Racial and Identity Profiling Act, Letter to Rob Bonta, Attorney General for California (2024)

‘Marsy’s...

First Thursday, February 2024

Posted February 1, 202400:47:40

Good news on the economy and inflation

First Thursday, January 2024

Posted January 4, 202400:44:38

The recurring attack on binding disciplinary arbitration.

Will Aitchison covers a study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy entitled “How...