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 an attempt to save $25 million, were released Wednes…