"Depleted revenue also has counties turning to unpaid worker days. A recent survey by the National Association of Counties found 14 percent of larger counties eyeing furloughs."
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
NACo survey mentioned in Reuters story
A Reuters story out of the Chicago Bureau mentioned the most recent NACo survey about the state of the nation's larger counties and how they are coping with declining revenues and budget shortfalls. The article, by reporter Karen Pierog, did a very nice job of describing the budget situation in the city of Chicago, which was closed/furloughed Monday because of the city's budget crisis. The article mentioned that counties are facing similar budget challenges:
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Jim Philipps is NACo's Media Relations Manager. He has worked in media and government communications inside and outside of Washington, D.C. for nearly 20 years.
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