Gov. Healey considering $20,000 buyouts to trim state workforce

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is considering offering buyouts of up to $20,000 for state employees as a cost-saving measure, according to union officials, two weeks after the administration decided not to mark down their estimate for state tax collections and implement immediate budget cuts. Local 509 SEIU, which represents 8,600 employees that fall under the executive branch, most of…