
William Melhado
State Worker Reporter at The Sacramento Bee
State worker reporter for @sacbee_news. Formerly @TexasTribune. He/him/🏳️🌈 📷 by Eli Hartman
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1 day ago |
sacbee.com | William Melhado
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomState lawmakers express bipartisan opposition to proposed salary increase freezes. Public sector unions protest budget cuts, citing recruitment and retention issues. Governor's budget plan seeks $767 million in savings through delayed pay raises. In California’s behind-the-scenes budget process, it’s hard to know what legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom will agree to — until the dust settles.
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1 day ago |
yahoo.com | William Melhado
In California’s behind-the-scenes budget process, it’s hard to know what legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom will agree to — until the dust settles. But with just over a week to finalize the budget, or go without pay, lawmakers are weighing the options about which of the governor’s proposed cuts they’re willing to stomach. One option to help patch the $12 billion deficit would be to delay salary increases for public employees in the upcoming fiscal year.
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pressdemocrat.com | William Melhado
Lawmakers on Wednesday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay the July 1 deadline for state workers to return to offices four days a week, citing concerns that the mandate will exacerbate California’s budget shortfall.
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2 days ago |
sacbee.com | William Melhado
Lawmakers on Wednesday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay the July 1 deadline for state workers to return to offices four days a week, citing concerns that the mandate will exacerbate California’s budget shortfall.
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2 days ago |
sacbee.com | William Melhado
Sign up here to get our weekly newsletter for California employees. Last month, California Department of Human Resources officials suggested moving oversight of the state’s telework policy from the Department of General Services to CalHR — and state workers were leery of the proposal. “It seems, kinda, a little bit suspect at this point,” Susan Rodriguez, the chief negotiator for Service Employees International Union Local 1000, said during a May hearing.
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