{
  "id": 1786962,
  "title": "CNMI government weighs furloughing upto 400 employees as budget crunch deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cnmi-government-weighs-furloughing-upto-400-employees-as-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1056235/cnmi-government-weighs-furloughing-upto-400-employees-as-budget-crunch-deepens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government is considering furloughing up to 400 workers as it confronts a severe budget squeeze.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}