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California Gov. Jerry Brown orders 48k state workers to return cell phones
By: Bill O'ReillyJanuary 14, 2011
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Wall Street Journal: In his first executive order as governor, Democrat Jerry Brown ordered state employees to return some 48,000 cell phones paid for by the state as part of his long-promised austerity measures to save California money as it grapples with a yawning budget deficit. Mr. Brown, who returns to the governor's office after a 28-year hiatus, ordered his agency heads to collect the phones - amounting to half of the 96,000 California currently pays for - by June 1. He estimates the move will save the state $20 million annually. "It is difficult for me to believe that 40% of all state employees must be equipped with taxpayer-funded cellphones," Mr. Brown said in a release announcing the move. "The current number of phones out there is astonishing."
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