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Governor Tries to Impose Minimum Wage on State Workers
For the past 20 years, the state legislature has met the June 15 constitutional deadline for passing a budget just once. But this time, Governor Schwarzenegger says 200,000 state workers will have to pay a high price. He insists that, starting on August 1, they'll all be paid the federal minimum wage, $7.25.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFor the past 20 years, the state legislature has met the June 15 constitutional deadline for passing a budget just once. But this time, Governor Schwarzenegger says 200,000 state workers will have to pay a high price. He insists that, starting on August 1, they'll all be paid the federal minimum wage, $7.25. We hear from a reporter following the budget, the Governor's Deputy Finance Director and the State Controller.
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2 of 4Governor Wants to Pay State Workers Federal Minimum Wage- 0:00Supreme Court Rules Petition Signers Have No Right to Privacy
- 5:17Governor Tries to Impose Minimum Wage on State WorkersYou’re reading this
- 21:22The Longest Tennis Match in History
- 26:51Petraeus to the Rescue