People are cheering Governor Christie of New Jersey on and even hoping he might have Presidential ambitions; they are tired of unfair taxes, out of control unions and the federal government ignoring them. People are cheering Governor Jan Brewer on and have mentioned her for the federal ticket. Obama gave a speech talking about Amnesty as 20 states are looking at passing similar bills to the AZ illegal immigration enforcement bill. Could it be that California Governor Schwarzenegger is finally finding his Republican roots on his way out of office? Please Say it so… Arnold!
Schwarzenegger orders minimum wage for California state workers
By the CNN Wire Staff - July 2, 2010 1:29 a.m. EDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for the salary for state workers to be cut to an hourly rate of $7.25.
(CNN) -- As many as 200,000 state workers in California could see their pay scale slashed to minimum wage, if orders from the governor's office are followed.
In a letter to the state controller Thursday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration ordered the department to reduce the payment of state workers to the hourly rate of $7.25 unless a budget is reached soon.
"These are preparations for the prospect of not having a budget passed this month," said Lynelle Jolley with the California Department of Personnel Administration.
Without a budget, the July payroll, sent to go out the end of the month, would be cut, she said.
"This is not a scare tactic," she said. "This is based on a very real legal requirement."
The legal requirement was ordered in 2003, when the California Supreme Court ruled that the state controller had no legal authority to pay wages in the absence of a budget.
"His role is to process the payroll that we give him," Jolley said.
But the state controller disagreed.
"I will not be following the governor's orders," John Chiang told CNN Radio, calling the governor's actions dangerous. "I don't understand why we would continue to impose greater hardships upon the good workers here in California and delay the economic recovery that needs to take place as soon as possible.
"It's my responsibility to protect the state's pocketbook," Chiang said, "and even though the governor is trying to fix a budget, he understands that he had that opportunity, he still has that opportunity, and he should not put people in harm's way."
Chiang said he is willing to work with the governor to come up with a better solution.
The wage cut directive would not affect state employees who already have a contract, Jolley said.
"Thirty-seven thousand employees are under a contract that protects them, and the state is currently in negotiations with its largest state employee union, the Service Employees International Union," she said.
That union has as many as 95,000 workers, she said.
If the governor's order is followed, the pay cut would take effect this month, according to Jolley. The workers will get their missed wages once a budget is enacted, she said.
California State, County and City workers unions have voted themselves into unsustainable benefits and pension programs. it is time that the unions make concessions or California with go bankrupt and then they workers will get nothing. It is a matter of economics and common sense; just look at Greece and Spain who have both gone down the Progressive road and destroyed their countries with out of control labor unions and Cap and Trade. They are us if we continue on the Progressive road we are on!
Most Californians with an understanding of economics are saying, “Cut the wages and cut them permanently! This is your chance Arnold to leave with some kind dignity. Do what you know is right between now and November. Go out like the Terminator instead of the Wimpinator that you’ve been!” Contact Governor Schwarzenegger and tell him to clean house… and start with turning on the water for the San Joaquin Valley!!
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CNN's Patty Lane contributed to this report
NJ governor signs $29.4B budget – Christie Draws the Notice of Conservatives Nationwide
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a $29.4 billion budget bill into law, ending his debate with fellow Republicans and the state's Democratic majority and averting a government shutdown July 1.
Christie said the new budget Tuesday might help "restore fiscal sanity" to a state that chronically overspends. It cuts aid to schools, suspends property tax rebates, and jettisons public watchdog agencies.
Republicans supported the bill after some arm-twisting and when Christie agreed to remove a proposal to increase filing fees businesses pay the state. Democrats supplied the votes needed for final approval, but still aren't happy. They say the bill is laden with tax increases on the middle-class and working poor, while largely exempting the wealthy.
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Video: Neil Cavuto One0On-One With NJ Gov Christie
Video: AZ Gov. Brewer Takes on Obama and his 'Border Fix'
June 26, 2010
Florida Republicans push for Arizona immigration law
Florida Republican leaders have begun crafting anti-illegal-immigrant legislation modeled after an Arizona law that has incited widespread protests and fueled national and international debate over U.S. immigration policies.
Under the proposed bill, police would have broad power under state law to ask suspects for proof of legal residency, said Rep.William Snyder, a Republican from Stuart who plans to introduce the legislation in November. "We have significant components from the Arizona bill that I plan to incorporate," he said. "We have the beginnings of it."
The effort, which would be filed for consideration during the March legislative session, is already drawing broad support within the GOP. Read more here.
Posted by John Frank at 09:49:50 AM on June 26, 2010 at the Buzz
As five more states adopt a similar immigration law like Arizona's will the Far Left boycott these states too?
Politicians in at least five states are calling for their state legislatures to adopt immigration laws that mirror Arizona's controversial new measure.
State lawmakers and others in Texas, Utah, Georgia, Ohio and Maryland are seizing on Arizona's hard-line approach to illegal immigration, which has the approval of many conservatives who say it is necessary in the absence of adequate federal policies. The law, however, has outraged others across the country who say it violates Americans' Constitutional rights and/or encroaches on federal authority to regulate immigration.
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