Gov. Ige Says He Doesn’t See How State Government Can Avoid Layoffs… He also warns that nonprofits face deep cuts as state tax revenues dwindle due to the pandemic.
The state response to the sudden collapse in tax collections this year will almost certainly involve layoffs of state employees in addition to twice-a-month furloughs of thousands of state workers, Gov. David Ige said Friday.
During a wide-ranging discussion with the Civil Beast editorial board, Ige noted his administration has already resorted to borrowing $750 million to help meet payroll costs this year “for the first time in history,” and launched a state program review to cut $600 million in annual general fund operating costs.
