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Denver to furlough thousands of workers amid coronavirus

by Associated Press
| May 16, 2020 12:06 AM

DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Thursday that thousands of city employees, including himself, will be furloughed for eight days this year to help close what is expected to be a $226 million budget gap caused by the coronavirus, joining mayors across the country that have made the same move or are thinking about it.

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