Lee Enterprises has followed mandatory spring furloughs of its Montana employees with further layoffs at two of its five state newspapers, a Billings union that’s in negotiations with the company said Monday.

Details of the layoffs remain unclear since Lee rarely makes the dismissals public. The Missoula Current attempted to reach out to local reporters on Monday, but they declined to discuss the layoffs and recent events.

The Missoulian’s executive editor, Gwen Florio, also announced her immediate resignation on Sunday.

By Missoula Current

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