HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Governor Dannel Malloy's budget office says layoff notices have been issued to approximately 165 state employees in the first round of job cuts to help balance Connecticut's budget.
The Office of Policy and Management confirmed unionized and non-unionized workers at the Departments of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services received pink slips Monday.
The laid-off DCF workers include staff at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School in Middletown. The DMHAS layoffs stem from various program closures and reduced hours for mobile crisis programs.
Malloy has said up to 2,000 layoffs may be necessary. The new fiscal year that begins July 1 is estimated to be as much as $933 million in deficit.
Malloy is expected to release a revised state budget today that he says will cover the entire $933 million deficit. The tax and spending plans approved by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly last week were based on January's deficit estimate, which was $570 million.
