CPF joined local public safety agencies and Gov. Schwarzenegger Tuesday morning in a call for a state budget resolution. CPF President Lou Paulson joined health care workers, school and other public safety officials, to highlight the impact of the budget impasse on the communities they serve.
If you've been watching the news from Sacramento, you know that California is in the second month of a difficult budget stalemate. Some retirees have expressed concern that their benefits might be caught in the fiscal crossfire. But CalPERS Chair Rob Feckner says retirees ... and those about to retire ... have nothing to fear from the budget battle.
The CFFJAC’s groundbreaking system for testing the next generation of California firefighters is expanding again, with the announcement of the third CPAT Testing Center. Located a stone’s throw from the State Capitol, the new Sacramento CFFJAC CPAT Testing Center is dedicated solely to the administration of the CPAT – the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
For the first time ever, the second year of the regular two-year legislative session recessed August 31st with the passage of roughly 1,000 bills … the 2008-09 State Budget bill, however, was not one of those bills. As of this writing, California faces the 67th day in what has turned out to be the longest state budget impasse in our state’s history.
California’s longest budget stalemate in history came to an end yesterday, when the Legislature approved a state spending plan in the early hours of the morning and sent it to the Governor. Shortly after the budget deal was approved, lawmakers released some 850 bills, including a handful of CPF-sponsored or co-sponsored measures that had been approved by the Legislature in recent weeks, but were held back in light of the “No Budget. No Bill Signatures.” moratorium issued by the Governor last month.