State legislators have pledged to find some $428 million to fund the property tax grants promised to homeowners this year. Gov. Sonny Perdue's budget plan eliminated the grants to help close a $2.2 billion budget shortfall.
State Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams said Monday that ``we can't get to $428 million without furloughs.''
Some state agencies already have been requiring employees to take a day off without pay. Others - such as the university system and the Department of Transportation have, so far, refused.
Williams, a Lyons Republican, said that the furloughs shouldn't include prison guards or state law enforcement.
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