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State budget concerns come to the Valley

Todays is : Monday, 01 December 2008

Written by George Gale
Thursday, 14 August 2008
(Budget protests hit Imperial County)…..There were two protests concerning the State budget, but for different reasons. The California School Employee Association held a vigil at Assembly woman Bonnie Garcia’s El Centro office. Organizers say the gathering was more a prayer gathering that Garcia and other legislators would get serious about approving a state budget without sacrificing the disabled, schools and other essential community services. The State Employees International Union did hold a protest. They protested against the Governors proposal to cut the wages of state employees until a state budget is set. The Governor has signed legislation to reduce state wages to the federal minimum until a budget compromise is reached. The legislators are trying to find a way to reduce a $15 billion deficit is the state spending plan. The vigil and the protest were both held Wednesday in El Centro.