EUGENE, Ore. — DMV and other state offices will be closed for a mandatory furlough day Friday, as well as Monday, making for a four-day weekend. It’s the last of 10 statewide mandatory unpaid days over the biennium. It’s estimated the furloughs will have saved the state more than $163 million over the two-year period. … Continue reading »
Springfield Schools Take Furlough Days
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Many school districts are waiting on the legislature to make a decision before they finalize their own budgets. The Springfield School District announced Wednesday it will take two days off this month as it works to balance its budget. I will not hold classes on May 23 and 24. The district previously … Continue reading »
Federal Workers Could Face Furloughs
(CNN) — Federal workers could start facing furloughs as early as April, unless Congress steps in to stop automatic spending cuts. Those across-the-board cuts are set to kick in March 1. The so-called sequester would trim $1.2 trillion from federal budgets over a decade. Agencies would have to negotiate with unions and then give employees … Continue reading »
