Houston will lay off 67 fire department cadets in an effort to fund voter-approved pay raises for firefighters aimed at putting them on par with the city’s police force. The trainees will remain employed through June 7, according to layoff notices obtained by the Houston Chronicle. In a statement, Mayor Sylvester Turner said 47 municipal workers also being let go will be notified next week. “The City of Houston has experienced a sizeable budget shortfall due to the implementation of Prop B,” the notice read. "Sylvester Turner’s layoff notices to taxpayer-funded, Houston-trained HFD cadets reflect the mayor’s ineptitude, egotism, and a new depth of his vindictiveness,” he added.

Source: Fox News April 05, 2019 10:24 UTC