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Legislators to challenge controller's power to withhold pay
PolitiCalDemocratic lawmakers sued state Controller John Chiang on Tuesday seeking limits on the controller’s right to withhold lawmakers’ pay during a budget stalemate. Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) and Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-... -
Podcast: Jerry Brown's tax pitch; lawmakers sue over budget powers
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown hit the road again this week to sell his tax initiative to business groups. In this week's Capital Notes podcast, KQED's John Myers and Times staff writer Anthony York discuss the governor’s pitch and the campaign ahead....... -
California could run out of cash in March, controller warns
PolitiCalCalifornia is running out of cash, the state controller warned in a letter to lawmakers Tuesday. Controller John Chiang said lawmakers need to scrape together $3.3 billion by March -- assuming the state's financial situation doesn't get any worse. By........ -
Lawmakers want to tap special funds to prevent shortfall
PolitiCalLawmakers voted Thursday to increase the state's ability to borrow from dedicated funds to cover day-to-day expenses, part of a strategy to keep California from falling into the red. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, it is expected to...... -
California budget still imperiled by cash crunch
PolitiCalCalifornia budget in trouble again as tax revenues lag. California continues to have trouble with cash for budget because income tax payments are below expectations.... -
S&P upgrades California's financial outlook
PolitiCalCalifornia got another bump from Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday as the rating agency upgraded the state’s financial outlook from “stable” to “positive.”... -
Controller, lawmakers propose energy efficiency program
PolitiCalCalifornia Controller John Chiang is best known as the Grim Reaper of financial news, docking lawmakers' pay during last year's budget dispute and sounding alarms about the state’s cash crunch. But on Wednesday, he joined state lawmakers, labor... -
Cash flow dips but California's finances secure, controller says
PolitiCalCalifornia issued more tax refunds than expected in February, the likely reason that revenues fell $146 million short of estimates, the state controller said Monday. Controller John Chiang said, however, that the state should be able to pay its bills........ -
State controller to investigate Stockton finances
L.A. NOW"There is reason to believe that the City's ability to provide reliable and accurate financial information relating to the required financial reports is questionable," Controller John Chiang said in a letter sent today to Stockton City Manager Bob Dias...... -
Tax revenue lags as state enters critical month UPDATED
PolitiCalWhile California’s bean counters await crucial results from April tax receipts, state Controller John Chiang said Tuesday that March revenue dipped 4.2% below estimates in the governor’s budget proposal.... -
Montebello councilwoman says City Hall is trying to silence her
L.A. NOWDismayed by one council member's repeated whistle-blowing about the embattled city, Montebello City Council members on Wednesday are slated to discuss a host of rules on how council members communicate and use city letterhead. The move comes after some... -
The controller vs. the Legislature [The conversation]
Opinion L.A.The Legislature’s math didn’t add up for state Controller John Chiang, who announced he will withhold lawmaker’s pay until they approve a budget he deems balanced. Despite voter support for the provision in Proposition 25 that allows...
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