In Face of Budget Crisis, Governor Rejects Salary
From Times Wire Reports
Gov. Phil Bredesen, a multimillionaire businessman, is turning down his $85,000 salary, saying he can’t accept it when he’s contemplating the layoff of state employees to deal with a budget shortfall. “I have always seen this job as one about public service, not salary,” Bredesen said in a statement.
Bredesen, who took office Jan. 18, says the state faces a $322-million deficit this year and a budget shortfall of about $500 million for the next fiscal year.
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