February 5, 2009
State furloughs begin Friday
You won't have to worry about lines at the DMV Friday — because it will be closed, along with a host of other state offices.
Friday marks the beginning of the two-day-a-month state worker furloughs ordered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — the first in state history.
Confusion reigned Thursday as state officials sorted through who should come to work and who should say home. A state judge in Sacramento last week upheld the governor's order, but it remained unclear whether the order applied to employees of state constitutional offices. Employee unions said some workers got conflicting information from supervisors…
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