State employee furloughs still in the mix
Furloughs – or “temporary layoffs” – are still being considered as one way to help close a big state government budget gap. It’s still not clear whether the final budget plans will actually lead to agencies shutting for a day a month, as some states have done. The Senate voted 30-11 on Tuesday to keep the money-saving idea alive. The revised legislation, Senate Bill 6503, envisions saving roughly $50 million by imposing 10 days-off-without-pay during the upcoming fiscal year – or…