Furloughs are the new black

The big trend in state government these days is the unpaid furlough. Here's what California's doing (two unpaid Fridays off each month--ouch!), and here's a link to the Iowa Judicial Branch's furlough notice. The rumor is that there may be more beyond the February 16th court closure day...and the cuts include other measures, like delaying trials and making litigants go to judges in the judges' home counties, rather than paying for judges' travel.

At least it's not layoffs.