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Utah's experiment with 4-day workweek has lessons for California

By Jon Ortiz - Published: 12:00 am

As Gov. Jerry Brown and labor unions negotiate to put state workers on a four-day, 38-hour workweek to cut payroll costs, they could learn a lot by looking east – to Utah.

Dan Walters: Shouldn't hydro count against the carbon reduction mandate?

By Dan Walters - Published: 12:00 am

A major component of California's crusade against global warming, one started by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and embraced by successor Jerry Brown, is the legal mandate to have 33 percent of electric power sales from "renewable sources" by 2020.

State Worker Chat: Gov. Jerry Brown's furlough plan examined

Published: 12:00 am

Jon Ortiz, who covers state workers for The Bee, recently hosted an online chat about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to cut 5 percent from state workers' hours and pay by restructuring the state workweek to four 9.5-hour days. The following are excerpts from about 500 comments posted during the hourlong forum.

The Buzz: Jerry Brown's pay cut proposal would drain $230 million from Sacramento economy

Published: 12:00 am

Here's a question: If Gov. Jerry Brown is successful in cutting California state worker pay by 5 percent, how much will that take out of Sacramento's economy?

California Democrats balk at deeper cuts for state's poorest residents

By Kevin Yamamura - Updated: 9:00 am

Legislative Democrats aren't organizing a bake sale just yet, but they say they will desperately search for cash in the coming weeks to avoid the most severe cuts proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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THE STATE WORKER

Legislative Analyst says 4-day week for California workers 'problematic'

Posted by Jon Ortiz at 3:26 PM

The Legislative Analyst's Office said today that Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to move state workers into a 4-day, 9.5-hour-per-day schedule would create some serious problems. The criticisms conclude a lengthy ...