Government
May 8, 2014
Lawmakers, labor pressing for greater control of branch funds
As judges push for increased funding, branch leaders are increasingly encountering lawmaker and union pressure to relinquish some discretion over spending.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Judicial branch leaders are used to having near total control over how they spend their budget. But if they get any of the $612 million in additional funding they want this year, it may come at a cost to their independence.
Sources in the capitol say both lawmakers and labor unions want greater influence over branch spending, possibly extending even to earmarks focusing on services that pro...
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