The Nebraska Department of Revenue laid off 11 employees Monday and announced the closure of its Scottsbluff satellite office, according to both state officials and the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE).
Six workers were cut in Lincoln and five in Scottsbluff, where the office will permanently close. The layoffs represent roughly 2.7% of the department’s 409-member workforce as of July.
Union leaders say this marks the largest round of state layoffs in recent weeks, following cuts to the Military Department and the Office of the Chief Information Officer…