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Public Services, Public Finance and Partisan Politics
Governor Schwarzenegger has made good on his threat to fire part-time workers and cut 200,000 full-time salaries down to the minimum wage. At the same time, Democrats and Republicans are working on plans to balance the budget by taking money from city and county governments. Are political leaders once again putting off the day of reckoning?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenGovernor Schwarzenegger has made good on his threat to fire part-time workers and cut 200,000 full-time salaries down to the minimum wage. At the same time, Democrats and Republicans are working on plans to balance the budget by taking money from city and county governments. Are political leaders once again putting off the day of reckoning?
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2 storiesSchwarzenegger Drops State Employee Pay, Fires 22,000 Temps
The Department of Motor Vehicles has cut waiting times in half by hiring part-time workers. Today, Governor Schwarzenegger ordered those workers laid off . He also ordered that some 200,000 full-time salaried state workers be cut back to the federal minimum wage.
Read the story1 minThe Continuing Saga of the State Budget
Governor Schwarzenegger has made good on his threat to fire part-time workers and cut 200,000 full-time salaries down to the minimum wage. As that battle rages, Democrats and Republicans reportedly plan to help balance the budget by taking money from city and county governments. The money will have to be paid back in three years—with…
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