LANSING, Mich., June 19 (UPI) -- A majority of state offices in Michigan closed Friday in the first of six unpaid days off for state workers the governor's office said would save $22 million.
LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles City Council has voted to move ahead with a furlough plan that could close a majority of city offices every other Friday, officials say.
SACRAMENTO, March 6 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office said state offices will remain open Fridays again beginning next week.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The first day of a state worker furlough in California caused customer confusion and frustration at Department of Motor Vehicle offices Friday, residents said.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave many California state employees three-day weekends twice a month Friday, in an order aimed at closing the state's budget gap.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Two unions representing public employees have filed suit to block Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to furlough workers as California runs low on money.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- United Airlines in Chicago said Thursday it canceled plans to furlough 1,550 flight attendants as voluntary departures had reduced staff numbers sufficiently.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania furloughed nearly 25,000 state workers because of a budget impasse Monday but kept its casinos open.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has ordered most state employees to take four furlough days by June 30 to close a budget gap.
