State layoff impact still under wraps (California)

[UpInArms]

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/8169450p-9100972c.html

Despite a campaign promise to make government more open, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is refusing to release records that describe the impact of ongoing layoffs on state services from highways to prisons.

The Bee sought the records in October from Schwarzenegger's predecessor, Gray Davis, but the request was denied.

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On Thursday, however, Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance denied a request from The Bee to release documents describing the effects of the layoff plans on state operations.

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In response to state fiscal troubles, about 500 state workers have been laid off, demoted or transferred so far, according to the Department of Personnel Administration. Among the cuts, according to interviews with The Bee last fall, Department of Transportation officials said they will lose 1,612 positions, and Employment Development Department officials said they will cut 1,098. The total in the fiscal year that ends in June is expected to reach about 3,100. Thousands of other vacant positions have been abolished.

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[pinto]

1. it's no secret locally, about County layoffs, they're a done deal, 04-05.

[mbperrin]

2. That *Bush job machine is wide open!

Chew chew chew!

[DK666]

3. Yep

My turn is coming....