Gibbons spokesman: 300 state layoffs, pay cuts a possibility (Nevada Appeal)

A spokesman for Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday the budget office has calculated the state’s revenue shortfall at $880 million this budget cycle, and that meeting that may require up to 300 layoffs. Dan Burns said the governor met with city and county officials Monday, school district officials today and will sit down with lawmakers Wednesday to discuss how to handle the budget crisis. He said …