Facing $11M shortfall, Everett offers buyouts to 300 workers

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The city of Everett is offering buyouts to more than 300 workers to help deal with an $11 million budget gap.

The Daily Herald reports that payroll is one of the city's biggest expenses. Everett employs about 1,200 people.

Mayor Cassie Franklin says staff members themselves ...