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First Layoffs Hit As Springfield Closes Budget Gap

By Paul Tuthill

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Springfield MA – Pink slips have gone to 20 municipal employees in the city of Springfield Massachusetts. It is the first round of mid-fiscal year budget cutting that will claim a total of 89 city workers this Spring. The Springfield City Council president is decrying the impact on one city department.
WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports...