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  • Old technology stymies Calif. gov's pay-cut order [state's computers "can't restate paychecks"]

    07/04/2010 3:07:11 PM PDT · by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle · 27 replies · 1+ views
    MSNBC ^ | 07/03/10 | Cathy Bussewitz
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the technology of the future, feared by humans. As governor, he's being foiled by the technology of the past. For the second time in two years, Schwarzenegger has ordered most state workers' pay cut to the federal minimum wage because lawmakers missed their deadline to fix the state's $19 billion budget deficit. The Legislature's failure to act has left the state without a spending plan as the new fiscal year begins. A state appellate court ruled in Schwarzenegger's favor Friday, but the state controller, who issues state paychecks, says he can't...