SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's controller improperly suspended the pay of lawmakers last year after deciding a budget they approved was not balanced, a state judge tentatively ruled on Tuesday. full story ![]()
Michal CongerCalifornia has the highest-paid state lawmakers in the country, and Gov. Jerry Brown thinks it should stay that way. The California Citizens Compensation Commission, which sets the salaries of elected officials, will meet today to decide on this year’s pay.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
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The House on Friday approved legislation to stop a 0.5 percent pay raise for federal workers from taking effect in April. Under a presidential order, the pay increase will kick in after the government’s last temporary spending plan expires, unless lawmakers agree to block the salary bump. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
California received $4.3 billion more in January than Gov. Jerry Brown predicted, state Controller John Chiang said in a new cash update this afternoon.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
California faces a $63.84 billion obligation to cover state retirees' medical expenses over the next three decades, according to state Controller John Chiang.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
The chairman of the state panel that sets pay for California legislators and statewide officials said today he expects the salaries to remain the same next year, even if the…Click to Continue »
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New information regarding the controller for Microsoft’s next-generation home console surfaced on April 2 which suggests that the controller for Xbox 720, codenamed Durango, won’t be much different from the controller for the Xbox 360...
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A federal judge has turned down a bid to block the execution of a Georgia man who is scheduled to be executed Thursday.
miamiherald.com (3 months ago)
PHOENIX - State lawmakers acted illegally in requiring most sitting judges to pay more into their retirement system, another judge has ruled.
azstarnet.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, and Controller John Chiang will speak Feb. 22 on California's fiscal picture.
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LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers are moving to make perpetrators of “swatting” pay more for their crime, advancing a bill that would make those found guilty pay back police for the cost of responding to the fake 911 call. The bill, put forward by state...
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