Close to 1,000 state worker have applied for a “voluntary separation program” that would pay them $20,000 to quit, plus some other benefits, in an effort to cut the state payroll. (Photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters)
Nearly 1,000 state employees are waiting to learn if they will be allowed to quit their jobs under a voluntary separation that aims to shrink the size of state government and cut expenses.
Of the thousands who were notified of the early out program in July, a total of 980 employees had applied by the Aug. 4 deadline, state officials said…