BALTIMORE -- Friday is another furlough day for more than 67,000 state workers in Maryland.
Most state offices, including Motor Vehicle Administration offices, are closed. Workers were given the day off without pay. The day after Christmas was the first furlough day.
Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the order to furlough the workers last month to help close a growing budget shortfall.
State employees earning $40,000 or more will be required to take two to three additional days off without pay, between now and June 30 -- the end of the fiscal year.
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A union representing many of the furloughed workers says the furloughs are unfair and has posted protest videos on YouTube.
It also was a furlough day in Fairfax County, Va. WTOP News reported more than 9,000 Fairfax employees were affected.
Fairfax faces a $58 million deficit. Friday's furlough was expected to save the county $2 million.
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