Government
Apr. 26, 2012
Controller withheld lawmakers' pay improperly, judge says
A state court judge overseeing the divisive Capitol battle waged over the right to withhold lawmakers' pay has sided with legislators and against the state controller in a tentative ruling.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state court judge overseeing the divisive Capitol battle waged over the right to withhold lawmakers' pay has sided with legislators and against the state controller.
In a tentative ruling issued Tuesday, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David I. Brown said Controller John Chiang overstepped his constitutional authority when he halted lawmakers' pay - a move Chiang made in response to th...
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