State employees can expect more furloughs, maybe layoffs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

State agencies can expect more furloughs and possibly layoffs into the upcoming fiscal year, legislative leaders said Monday. House members will work this week to wrap up work on the spending plan for the year that starts July 1. The budget, which is expected to pass the Georgia House on Thursday, will continue major cutbacks for state agencies. Lawmakers vowed that the budget would not contain …