June 11, 2010
State Supreme Court to review worker furloughs
The state Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would review two of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's moves to slash state spending without legislative approval - cutting nearly $500 million from the budget and furloughing 200,000 state employees three days a month.
In separate orders, the court granted a hearing to Democratic leaders and social service agencies appealing Schwarzenegger's July 2009 line-item vetoes and broadened its review of the governor's furlough authority.
Schwarzenegger ordered most state employees to take two days a month off without pay in February 2009 and added a third furlough day in July, saying the state would save $1.4 billion a year...
LINK - SFGate.com
