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Pueblo schools taking cuts
June 23, 2011 7:51 AM
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Pueblo County school employees will forego raises this year and take two furlough days because of budget cuts. The District 70 board approved a three-year contract with the newly organized Pueblo County Education Association which does not include any raises or step increases for the... more » -
One last furlough day in Pueblo County
November 17, 2010 3:39 PM
Pueblo County employees will have one more furlough day and then the money-saving effort is over. Every month this year most Pueblo County employees have had to take one day off without pay. The last day is Friday. The Pueblo County Commissioners voted yesterday to lift the furloughs,... more » -
Furlough day Friday for several Colorado offices
March 31, 2010 12:22 PM
Colorado driver's license offices and other state offices will be closed Friday for another mandatory furlough day. About 15,500 executive branch employees are taking the seventh of eight unpaid furlough days ordered by Gov. Bill Ritter this fiscal year to save about $27.2 million in the state budget. The last... more » -
Furlough Friday--get state work done early this week
March 30, 2010 1:38 PM
This Friday is a furlough day for many Colorado state workers. If you need to renew your driver's license, get a license plate or conduct other business, do it by the end of Thursday--or wait until next week. Unpaid furloughs were instituted to plug the state budget deficit. more » -
Pueblo County offices closed Friday, Monday
January 13, 2010 12:27 PM
This Friday, Jan. 15, marks the first furlough day for Pueblo County employees. This means the courthouse and most other county offices will be closed that day. However, essential county services, such as the sheriffs office and district attorney's office will be open. There will be eleven more furlough days... more » -
Pueblo County offices will close during furloughs
December 29, 2009 5:58 PM
Pueblo County offices will be closed once a month in 2010. County Commissioner John Cordova says the offices will close so employees can take 12 furlough days. Cordova says county offices will be closed on the third Friday of each month, starting in January. Pueblo County estimates it'll save more... more » -
Pueblo County's elected officials agree to salary cuts
December 8, 2009 9:55 PM
All ten elected officials in Pueblo County have agreed to take salary cuts as part of the 2010 budget. This comes after County Commissioners approved 12 mandatory furlough days for all county employees in 2010. Salaries for elected officials are set by the state legislature, which means they are... more » -
Pueblo County workers will be furloughed in 2010
December 4, 2009 2:45 PM
Pueblo County Commissioners approved a plan to furlough county employees at their meeting Friday morning. All full-time employees will be required to take 12 unpaid days off in 2010, at the rate of one day per month. The county estimates this will save $2.2 million next year. "Pueblo... more » -
City leaders say Pueblo should avoid lay-offs, furloughs
November 10, 2009 2:58 PM
The City of Pueblo's economic forecast is looking a bit brighter these days, thanks in part to a summer hail storm that caused nearly $106 million in damages. "The hail damage was absolutely a blessing in disguise," said Vera Ortegon, Pueblo's City Council President. Over the past several months, auto... more » -
Colorado lawmakers get more bad news on state revenue
September 22, 2009 7:17 AM
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter is promising to move quickly to make more spending cuts after state budget analysts said revenues have fallen more than expected. Ritter says he will ask state agencies to recommend even deeper reductions once they start slashing the $318 million he has already ordered cut.... more »
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