July 31, 2008
Governor set to OK pay cuts, layoffs for state employees
About 22,000 temporary, part-time and contract state workers face layoffs with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to sign an executive order today to deal with a budget crisis.
That could mean longer lines at Department of Motor Vehicles offices, fewer food safety inspections and cutbacks in the programs that stock fish in the state's rivers and lakes.
The governor says he also would start paying 200,000 regular state employees the federal minimum wage when he signs the order…
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