Melanie Flowers of Workforce Solutions Capital Area discusses the organization’s newest initiative, The Hire Local Plan, and its efforts to narrow the skills gap in the current labor market. Plus, Community Impact senior editor Brian Rash and reporter Brooke Sjoberg give an update from Round Rock ISD, where new details from an internal investigation into the district’s superintendent have come to light.

The Austin Breakdown is a production of Community Impact Newspaper. This episode was produced by Olivia Aldridge and Connor McGovern. Weather and allergy reports are sourced from www.weather.com and AccuWeather.