Article: Arizona Real Estate Department Backpedals on Proposed Cuts.

By Michelle Swafford, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 20--The Arizona Department of Real Estate said Thursday it was premature in announcing cutbacks and layoffs that were scheduled to take effect Nov. 30.

Closing the Tucson office and reducing the number of auditors has been put on hold for three to four weeks, but three administrative positions will be dissolved and builders will be responsible for more of their paperwork either way, Commissioner Jerry Holt said. State agencies were asked recently by Gov. Jane Hull to create a plan to cut 10?rcent of their budgets to resolve the state budget shortfall, which ...

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