State jobs cut in Macon

Twenty-five state employees in Macon are losing their jobs. The Georgia Professional Licensing Boards are headquartered in Macon. The state agency oversees licensing for many professions like nursing, dentistry and accounting. The boards are staffed by 132 employees. Now nearly 20-percent of those workers are being let go. The Georgia Secretary of State's office oversees the boards and decided to make the cuts. They go into effect on November 1st. The changes were not supposed to go into effect until next year, but the Secretary of state's office decided to implement them early following the Governor's call for a 6-percent budget reduction by all state agencies.