Cuts, layoffs shock county chiefs

Many Luzerne County managers went into budget crisis mode Friday as they received their final 2012 allotments by email.

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Tacoma fire union OKs concessions to avoid layoffs

After two days of voting, Tacoma’s fire union agreed Friday to delay pay raises as part of $1.6 million in proposed concessions to help spare 44 firefighters from a first wave of layoffs amid the city’s budget crisis.

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Hundreds Of Calif. Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices

Corrections officials said all 33 of California's prison institutions, including Salinas Valley State Prison and the correctional training facility near Soledad, will be impacted by the layoffs.

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Hundreds Of California Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices

California prison officials have sent layoff notices to 545 employees, including 140 guards, as the inmate population declines to comply with a federal court order.

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