STATE FAIR LAYOFFS LOOM AS BOARD CUTS BUDGET

LINCOLN - The Nebraska State Fair Board on Friday approved a new budget that will require cutting as much as half of the fair's staff.

Jeremy Jensen, chairman of the board's finance committee, said the budget that was approved will likely result in a reduction of anywhere from eight to 11 staff members, and those cuts will have to be achieved through layoffs. The fair has a full-time staff of about 20 people.

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