San Diego Examiner's Kimberly Dvorak reports that state lawmakers are suing State Controller, John Chiang, for withholding nearly $5,000 each of loss pay and expenses for failing to balance the state’s budget on time.

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San Francisco Business Times reports on an audit released by Controller John Chiang's office showing that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has “grossly inadequate” finance procedures which put millions of dollars of public money at risk of fraud and misappropriation.

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The Los Angeles Times reports that more than 1,400 state employees were paid in excess of $200,000 last year, according to compensation data made public for the first time Tuesday on Controller John Chiang's website.

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Did Robert Rizzo actually do California a favor? LA Times columnist Steve Lopez believes by exposing the bloated pensions of state employees at taxpayer expense, the scandal in Bell has helped fuel the case for pension reform.

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While green jobs remain scarce in the private sector, The Sacramento Bee reports that AB 32 is expected to boost payrolls in various State Agencies.

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