STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – AFTERNOON EDITION – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 2016 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ADMIN SAYS 900 WORKERS TOOK BUYOUT OFFERS [Developing] The Baker administration will not seek government layoffs to address a persistent budget gap after 900 employees took a buyout offer resulting in $12 million in payroll savings this fiscal year and […]
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LEGAL POT LEAVES “COMPLEX WEB” FOR COPS, SAFETY SECRETARY SAYS
On the eve of marijuana legalization in Massachusetts, Secretary of Public Safety and Security Daniel Bennett on Wednesday sent an eight-page letter to law enforcement leaders around the state to help guide them as a number of once-criminal acts become perfectly legal. The first part of the state’s new marijuana law kicks in Thursday, when […]
LAYOFFS NOT IN OFFING AFTER 900 STATE WORKERS TAKE BUYOUTS
The Baker administration will not seek government layoffs to address a persistent budget gap after 900 employees took a buyout offer resulting in $12 million in payroll savings this fiscal year and a projected $70 million in fiscal 2018. The results of the buyout program, which was offered by Baker from mid-October through mid-November in […]