Up to 26 state employees may be losing their jobs, and no state employees will be getting previously promised pay raises. That’s because of a budget shortfall this year. As Mallory Noe-Payne reports, Governor McAuliffe today gave specifics on how he plans to close the gap.
The bulk of potential job losses will be at the Library of Virginia, where up to 15 positions are being eliminated. Additionally, the state will no longer be able to afford the pay raises that were part of this year’s budget -- says Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
“I remain committed to our state workers and will continue to make it a top priority to provide them with the well-deserved compensation increases as our fiscal picture improves.”
Collections in sales and income taxes have been lower than expected -- which is what puts the state in this current bind. Now agencies are having to cut things like staff training, new equipment, and new hires -- in order to fill an almost $1.5 billion gap.
The good news? There will be no cuts to K-12 spending. You can see details on cuts being made in most other departments here.
