Democratic leaders argued in a court filing that Controller John Chiang overstepped his authority when he withheld lawmakers’ pay after concluding the budget they passed was unbalanced.
Posted on 03/09/2012 8:05:45 AM PST by SmithL
When Democrats control the state Legislature and all statewide offices, sooner or later they will end up fighting each other in court.
One need look no further than the approaching showdown between legislative leaders and state Controller John Chiang.
The issue was joined in January when Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez and Senate President Darrell Steinberg sued their fellow Democrat over Chiang's decision last June to withhold lawmakers' pay after concluding the budget they passed was unbalanced.
In a recent court filing, lawmakers argued that Chiang overstepped his authority in an effort to be "politically expedient.
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Democratic leaders argued in a court filing that Controller John Chiang overstepped his authority when he withheld lawmakers’ pay after concluding the budget they passed was unbalanced.
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