Thousands of state employees who get paid by federal or private funds will need to take 16 days of unpaid time off, according to a document (http://oser.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=6977) posted on the Web site for the Office of State Employee Relations.
We reported (http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/453127) on some employees who were critical of that plan in Sundayâ??s paper. They argued that money saved by forcing those employees to take furloughs could not be used to help the state close itâ??s $6.6 budget gap because of restrictions on its use.