Posted on 07/25/2002 8:36:43 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:41:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
State Controller Kathleen Connell held a news conference to discuss who will get paid during the budget impasse -- and who won't.
Gov. Gray Davis, legislators, other constitutional officers, Board of Equalization members, legislative staffers and 376 appointed executive officers won't receive paychecks during the stalemate, she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
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No Tax Increases Period!
I feel now that they will stick to their guns and not join the Dems side for new taxes. We have nothing to loose....
What happened to the lawsuit the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association won, which required the state to restrict spending, such as paying above minimum wage, after July 1st until a budget passed?
California: Court says "Pass budget or cut spending"
Posted by Ernest_at_the_Beach
On May 30 12:04 PM with 60 comments
The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Thursday, May 30, 2002 | Mark Martin, Greg Lucas, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Sacramento -- An appeals court on Wednesday severely restricted the state's ability to spend money -- including financing for schools -- if the governor has not signed a new budget by the July 1 deadline. The California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles also said state workers could be paid only the federal minimum wage if the Legislature and Gov. Gray Davis fail to come up with a budget when the new fiscal year begins. The ruling could have a dramatic effect on annual budget debates in Sacramento. Since 1977, budget deals have missed the deadline 15 times, under...
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