Remember the money CA would save from furloughs? Not so much….
furlough days
In the midst of California’s perpetual budget deficits, it sounded like a necessary evil when it was first proposed: furlough state workers for three days a month to save the state money. However, some jobs in California are too vital to go unfulfilled, and prison workers (especially prison healthcare workers) have been forced to “bank” furlough hours and continue working, which might end up costing the state more money than it had hoped to save. Is there any way out of the red in California?
Guests:
Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-6th District (Sacramento); president pro tem for the California State Senate
Aaron McLear, press secretary to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Patt Morrison for October 15, 2009
- Remember the money CA would save from furloughs? Not so much….
- DA Kamala Harris: Smart on Crime
- Agribusiness’s beef with Michael Pollan, plus a side of academic freedom?
- Welcome to the U.S.—now press here, firmly
- Can the US economy recover without the buying power of the American worker?
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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