... minimum wage of $6.55 an hour until the legislature passed a crisis-solving budget. However, a week later the State Controller John Chiang pointed out that state payroll records could not be changed to accommodate the cut because they were ...

... the state. Not every state finds it necessary to hold elections for bookkeeping positions such as auditor (25 states), controller (12 states), or secretary of state (36 states). Such responsibilities logically and easily can be discharged ...

... million a day since then to keep the lights on for their customers -- about $4.2 billion in taxpayer money so far. State Controller Kathleen Connell warned this week that the state's power-buying is gutting California's budget surplus and ...

... Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock could be a potential rival in 2006, though he conceded defeat Monday in the state controller's race. The move gave Democrats rare control of all statewide offices. If Schwarzenegger runs, he could have ...