Hawaii Gov. David Ige: There’s No Money To ‘Sustain Government As It Existed’…The governor, anticipating a slow economic recovery, likely will present lawmakers with a much-reduced conservative spending plan.
Gov. David Ige is expected to unveil his next two-year budget proposal on Monday and it seems likely there will be something for everyone to hate.
Ige has already announced plans for twice-a-month furloughs for 10,160 state workers starting next month, and warned that state worker layoffs will also be necessary to cope with the gigantic state budget crisis triggered by the pandemic.
As bad as that may sound, it is just the beginning.
