Michigan State Police layoffs appear imminent (Lansing State Journal)

A last-ditch effort to avoid the layoffs of 100 Michigan State Police troopers has failed. Members of the Michigan State Police Troopers Association voted against a furlough plan that would have called for sacrificing some of their own pay to temporarily avoid the layoffs of their low-seniority co-workers. The outcome of the vote was announced Friday but vote totals weren’t released. Trooper …