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State budget vote today

The State Legislature will vote today on the FY2010 budget reported out of Conference Committee yesterday. Once approved, the Governor has ten days to sign it into law.

The budget increases the employee share of health insurance for all state workers by 5%; those now paying 15% will pay 20%, and those paying 20% (and new hires) will pay 25%. The threshold for the Pacheco Law is increased from $200,000 to $500,000, much less than the $2,000,000 cap proposed by the Senate.

We are now analyzing the budget to see how it affects our members and the people we provide services to, in both the public and private sectors.

Thank you for your calls!

We Couldn't Have Said It Better

Yvonne Abraham: Half Measures Won't Fix Broken Budget

"...we're looking at a $4 billion deficit next year. Over the next 20 years, we'll be $19 billion short of what we need just to maintain our transportation system, let alone improve it.

"So far, we've been offered half-measures that would force some of us to shoulder a burden that should be everyone's to share."

Read Yvonne Abraham's entire column