WA state workers slam furloughs, other pay cut plans, claiming they are a ‘tax on state employees’
I value their feedback on our budget situation, and welcome any thoughts they have on how we can close the $16 billion budget ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies2d
Federal funding cuts at global news outlets lead to mass furloughs as they fight back with lawsuits and appeals
Meanwhile, journalists and audiences in authoritarian countries face increased risks as critical news outlets try to stay afloat ...
My Edmonds News5d
State workers blast Ferguson’s furlough plan, calling it a betrayal
Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard March 17, 2025 Attorney General Bob Ferguson pledged to labor leaders in July 2023 ...
The Olympian2d
WA state workers slam furloughs, other pay cut plans, claiming they are a ‘tax on state employees’
Kim Triplett-Kolerich, president of the Local 795 union representing professional staff at the Attorney General’s Office, told McClatchy that one furlough day per month for two years would ...
MyNorthwest5d
‘I personally feel betrayed’: Gov. Bob Ferguson’s furlough plan leaves unions angry
Unions react strongly as Governor Ferguson's furlough plan threatens state workers and teacher bonuses amid budget cuts.
The Stranger11d
No Cuts, No Furloughs—Tax the Rich!
Ferguson plans mandatory monthly furloughs for two years ... to rescind the endorsement of Governor Ferguson. WFSE President Mike Yestramski and labor leaders should be organizing mass protests ...
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to ...
The Providence Journal19d
Could RI inmates get conjugal visits? The history of 'social furloughs' and why they stopped.
"Social furloughs" once allowed prisoners to go ... Bush used his mug shot in his 1988 presidential campaign to portray Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential rival Michael Dukakis ...