Around the Web: Budget and Furloughs

By Tino Kaltsas • Aug 14th, 2009 • Category: PdCToday Life, Tino Kaltsas

The effects of the continuing budget crisis and mandatory furloughs for all Wisconsin public employees are beginning to ripple across the state.

Wisconsin Troopers have been ordered to cut mileage by 20 percent in a cost-cutting maneuver that officials say will reduce services and hinder enforcement of traffic laws.

Last Friday DMV offices around the state were closed due to the furlough order.  Today unemployment call centers and the Vital Records office are closed for the same reason.  The Wisconsin DMV was then forced to offer overtime to DMV employees to deal with a backlog of requests.

All Wisconsin state employees were ordered to take 16 unpaid days leave under Wisconsin Executive Order 285.

On a lighter note, not everyone is trading in their clunkers for cash.  In Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, spectators enjoyed a free “redneck car launch” show.

Tino Kaltsas is a co-founder of Driftless, LLC. He handles the information technology needs of the company along with a variety of other roles, and contributes content for PdCToday.com.
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2 Responses »

  1. Wyalusing Willie on August 14th, 2009 at 3:58 pm:

    So, Let’s say that a state trooper has a daily mileage limit of 92 miles. The trooper spots a speeding car, say from Illinois. The trooper has already driven 90 miles for the day. Does that mean that the trooper can only chase the speeder for two miles? Just wondering?

  2. Reverend Brown on August 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm:

    Wait, furlough followed by overtime? How is that saving money again?

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