Orange County Register editorial gives credit to Governor Schwarzenegger for taking the first steps in reigning in out of control pension spending, but is it enough?

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Based on data analyzed by The Sacramento Bee, California state employees have access of up to 11 weeks of paid time off, which is equal to an average of $15,655 per employee.

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Press-Enterprise piece on the State Legislature's continued incompetence to reign in the soaring pension costs that contribute heavily to California's budget deficit.

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Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters takes on voting manipulation by the State Legislature. Specifically, he cites the upcoming measurement that would impose an $18 annual fee on every registered vehicle to benefit state park and wildlife protection programs, despite appropriations already made in the current budget that would fully fund the programs.

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Capitol Confidential reports that the California Air Resources board has spent $796,641 on a study to bolster support for their "feebates" program, which is designed to tax new, higher-emissions cars, while offering a rebate on new, lower-emissions cars, as a key to combating climate change. But how effect is the program both to the environment and the taxpayer?

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