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September 7, 2010 in City
Many Washington agencies closed today
Associated Press
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington state employees are having an extended Labor Day weekend with an unpaid day off today.
It’s the third of 10 furlough days the state has scheduled in the two-year budget to save $70 million. The next one will be Oct. 11.
Public health and safety workers are exempt. Universities, colleges and agencies headed by independently elected officials are staying open by using layoffs or other alternatives to reduce payroll.
Man dies following early Saturday accident 
PhiltheBibliophil on September 07 at 7:55 a.m.
When the Tea Partyt is elected, there will be alot of unpaid days off for State and Federal workers!
westerly on September 07 at 8:16 a.m.
Do you think the general public will notice?? Even care? Nahhh…
mauijim on September 07 at 8:19 a.m.
Not exactly correct. A friend of mine and everyone who works for the department of health in water safety has to take the days off. However, the blueberry and apple commissions are exempt. Guess Christine has some buddies over there. At least my berries will be safe.
IHike4Fun on September 07 at 8:51 a.m.
When the cost of health insurance skyrockets because of the legislation congress passed last year there will be a lot of unpaid days off for everyone.
misjustice on September 07 at 9:11 a.m.
Well, all the Gaggers should be happy. This is what happens when gubmint is made “smaller” through budgetary constraints; less service, less availability, and more inconvenience for the public that gubmint workers serve.
misjustice on September 07 at 9:11 a.m.
Well, all the Gaggers should be happy. This is what happens when gubmint is made “smaller” through budgetary constraints; less service, less availability, and more inconvenience for the public that gubmint workers serve.
misjustice on September 07 at 9:12 a.m.
oops, sorry for the double post…
MrNatural on September 07 at 10:24 a.m.
The pig heads compassion for their fellow human beings is truly underwhelming. You must be very proud that your contempt for people who work for government agencies is finally causing them pain.
I find it ironically interesting that the same loudmouths who are perpetually complaining malcontents will have no one to complain to on these furlough days…and most likely will resort to calling 911 regarding their neighbors’ dog crap.
Dazzeetrader1980 on September 07 at 11:38 a.m.
The “gubmint” has spent to near bankruptcy J. Spcial programs you love so much have to go away or even the Socialists will be in trouble…not that they’re bright enough to care much.
Obama, Gregoire, Marr, Verner…all the same: Irresponsible.
Time for each of them to go do something else. Pretty interesting that only one from that list ever had a real job outside of “Gubmint”. Maybe they just don’t understand!!!!
Truth be known, L & I should be reduced to what it was suppposed to be for: Insurance managment for people hurt during work. Ever seen their budget? Over half billion now….and climbing. November…begin with Marr. Send a strong message. Vote conservative! 56 days.
misjustice on September 07 at 11:54 a.m.
Gubmint only exists (or should exist) to serve the people that formed the gubmint; not corporate crony hacks that feed from the public teat, drain the public coffers, twist and manipulate our laws to their favor, and attempt to foist a Fascist State on the rest of us.
Scoutster on September 07 at 1:43 p.m.
No, Daisy…
You see, the gubmint hasn’t SPENT to bankruptcy, it has BORROWED to bankruptcy thanks to those brilliant fiscal conservatives who were in charge and could do whatever they damn well pleased from 2001 2007.
(2 wars, Medicare Part D, two huge tax cuts for the rich, and not a dollar in offsets).
Now, we are in a fire and trying to get out of it. And the arsonists and their knee-jerk followers who drink the GOP Koolaid are blaming the fireman for the fire.
It would be nuts to put those guys in charge again. Nuts.
liarsinnews on September 07 at 6:35 p.m.
Reading what scoutster has posted, he is dumber than I thought he was. For gosh sakes, the crooks that were in power during your stupid big mouth comment pointing out years 2001-2007 are long gone and many awol. It wouldn`t be the first time a fireman started a gubmint fire.
Dazzeetrader11 on September 07 at 11:51 p.m.
Gubmint spent….and spect too much without developing any income outside of taxpayers. Doomed to failure. Obama/Gregoire/Marr/Verner didn’t think. They spent more. …in fact they spent more while knowing we were out of money. And yet…they didn’t generate one idea as to how to pay for all this spending.
Obama has spent in order to assure an outcome of locking up the money. Easy isn’t it? Defame the US financial sytem by spending to insolvency, tieing up the public’s money and then the death knell…raise taxes. Simple concept unless you’re a flamin liberal who cannot conceive of tough times without soaking people who work for a living. Verner should be fired. Obama will be deposed. Gregoire has no hope of surviving this…and neither should Murray.
Marr? Well he’s got $350 K money compared to Baumgartner’s $130 K …and he STILL got his rear end beat in the primary and will get beat in the general. WHY? Because he’s a creepy use car salesman who spends too much then tries to lie about it. November the correction begins.
So yes SOutster…I’d give the keys back in a minute. Couldn’t do much worse than the Dem libs. Even Obama’s financial advisors turned on him. Cut taxes Barack…..you’ll be gone anyway but it might help the new congress keep the lights on……unless you don’t want that.
drywitt99 on September 08 at 5:56 a.m.
Daisy, L& I is ALSO where employees turn when their greedy and unscrupulous employers (AKA Republicans) fail to pay the minimum wage…..fail to pay time-and-a-half for overtime…..OR simply fail to pay on payday. So, YES……I can see where YOU might want to see their budget reduced!
JBlim on September 08 at 6:40 a.m.
dick adams said “…Reading what scoutster has posted, he is dumber than I thought he was…”
Yeah, but what he said made sense, what you said did not.
misjustice on September 08 at 7:08 a.m.
Politics is like driving; vote D to go forward, R to go in reverse.
eattherich on September 10 at 10:26 a.m.
It’s funny to me how the rich doctor with a huge house on the hill that doesn’t work or pay the people who do work for him a decent wage can talk about what “people who work for a living”. Do you not consider us all “sub-humans”? Of course you don’t like L & I. But I guess the part of that half billion dollar budget you so despise which keeps the lights on in your building is ok by you.
It must be hard to be so discriminated against since you make over 200k a year, Dr.
God if they raise taxes you might actually have to sell off a Benz of two.
Do us all a favor and watch something other than Fox news on that 7000 inch TV of yours.