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Administrative/Regulatory

Sep. 10, 2009

Furloughs May Cost State Millions

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to furlough state employees is clogging courtroom dockets and catching the ire of state lawmakers, who claim the move may not only be illegal, but is also increasing costs.

By Dhyana Levey and Matthew Pordum
Daily Journal Staff Writers

While judges and court staff have been riling for months about the impact of furloughs and closures on court dockets, lawmakers have a different bone to pick with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to furlough state employees: not only is it illegal, but it's having the opposite of the intended effect on the state's General Fund.

A recent Senate subcommittee hearing revealed that th...

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