Threats of a government shutdown stemming from the Alaska Legislature’s failure to pass a state budget have provoked anxiety in Haines, where 49 people could be laid off.
According to Scot Arehart, the state’s Division of Finance director, 49 state employees in Haines received layoff notices that went out June 1. At Gov. Bill Walker’s orders, the state sent out 10,000 letters notifying employees of the impending layoffs to begin July 1 in the event…