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Buyouts lure 9,000 state workers into retirement

Stateline.org//August 11, 2009//

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Buyouts lure 9,000 state workers into retirement

Buyouts lure 9,000 state workers into retirement

Stateline.org//August 11, 2009//

Looking to shield their work forces from tumultuous cutbacks, at least six cash-strapped states have decided this year to spend millions on incentives to encourage government employees to retire. As...

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