FRANKFORT (AP) - One day before state workers must take the first of six furlough days this fiscal year, a judge blocked an attempt to halt the mandatory time off. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd on Thursday denied a temporary injunction that would have kept juvenile corrections officers... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - One day before state workers must take the first of six furlough days this fiscal year, a judge has blocked an attempt to halt the mandatory time off. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd ruled Thursday against a request for a temporary injunction that would have... more »
State offices will be closed on Friday as part of the state’s budget balancing plan to furlough state government workers a total of six days in Fiscal Year 2011, as authorized by the 2010-12 biennial budget passed by the General Assembly. According to a release from Governor Steve Beshear's office,... more »
The Fayette County PVA Office said Monday that it will remain open despite furloughs for nearly all state employees effectively closing state government Friday. Fayette County PVA David O’Neill will remain on the job in the PVA office, but without the full complement of 25 deputy PVAs. Most work performed... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentucky agencies are working to avoid having short-handed prisons and a less than full-strength state police force on Friday when most state workers are being furloughed. It is the first of six unpaid furlough days state employees are required to take this fiscal year due to budget... more »
(Lexington.) AFSCME Kentucky will file for an injunction tomorrow to stop Governor Steve Beshear from implementing a plan to furlough state employees for six days due to what the union says is the irreparable harm it will cause to Kentucky's citizens and employees. The injunction request will be filed Friday,... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - Gov. Steve Beshear's administration has presented a plan to furlough state workers for six days in the coming year to save about $24 million for Kentucky's revenue-strapped budget. Kentucky Personnel Cabinet Secretary Nikki Jackson said Friday the plan is aimed at minimizing the impact on state employees... more »
Lexington mayor Jim Newberry on Friday asked the city’s division directors to propose budget cuts to make up for a large part of an estimated $12 million -$13 million revenue shortfall in the current budget year. “Like cities and states all over the country, our revenue projections are not meeting... more »
