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Hawaii furloughs state workers amid pandemic budget crunch

by Audrey McAVOY
| December 10, 2020 12:03 AM

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Wednesday announced plans to furlough more than 40,000 state workers to balance the budget as tax revenue takes a hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

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