April 29, 2010
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The two PECG-sponsored continuous
appropriations bills are still working their way through the
Legislature. Either of these bills would authorize full
salary payments on time for state employees, whether or not
a State Budget is in place by July 1.
Lawmakers, Schwarzenegger Strike Min-Deal on Budget -
3/23/10 Sacramento Bee
Responding to a demand by Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger, state lawmakers Monday sent him bills
establishing another homebuyer tax credit and a sales tax
exemption for environmental technology firms, satisfying him
enough to win his signature on a transportation funding
bill.
March 18, 2010
Hotline
Assembly Bill 790, which
would provide a continuous appropriation for state employee
salaries if the Legislature is late in passing a Budget this
June, has cleared two important Legislative hurdles.
State Worker Payroll Appropriations Bill Clears Senate
Committee - March 8, 2010 Sacramento Bee
AB 790 cleared the Senate Public Employees & Retirement Committee on Monday
afternoon, 4 votes to 1.
January 29, 2010 PECG Weekly Update
Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor has endorsed
the
Governor’s proposal to cut State employee salaries
-- sort of. The Governor’s State Budget proposal
projected a $20 billion shortfall in the General Fund.
Video - Pay Cuts for State Workers Loom - KCRA NBC News
1/11/10
Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger is threatening to eliminate several major
programs and cut state workers' pay if he doesn't get
nearly $7 billion from the federal government.
Video - Schwarzenegger Declares Budget Emergency - CBS 13
News @ 5 p.m. - 1/8/10
Video - Schwarzenegger Declares Budget Emergency - CBS 13
News @ 10 p.m. - 1/8/10
Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger proposed an austere budget proposal
Friday for the coming fiscal year that takes California
back to its spending level of six years ago.
Save Money to Balance the Budget - 1/6/10 PECG Press Release
PECG
recommends eliminating wasteful spending and ill-advised
spending as important keys to balancing the State Budget
without cutting essential programs or hampering job creation
efforts.
State Workforce Eyed in State Budget Proposal - 1/7/10
Capitol Weekly
As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
prepares his 2010-11 state budget, one group that is likely
to continue to feel the squeeze is the state workforce.
Schwarzenegger to Seek Permanent Pay Cuts to Replace Worker
Furloughs -
1/8/10 Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
will propose ending furloughs for state workers at the end
of June but seek permanent
pay cuts and higher
employee retirement contributions in their place,
administration officials said Thursday.
Governor's Budget Summary - 2010-11
Governor's Budget Summary 2010-11 - Trigger
Reductions and Revenues, Reductions
Governor's Budget 2010-11 - Employee Compensation
