Sacramento silliness of the day: the Assembly apparently forgot to pass a Fourth of July resolution before the holiday weekend—so lawmakers did it today. One thing both houses of the Legislature didn’t forget, however: Instead of taking Friday off as they usually do, they met just long enough to say they were there and thus avoided forfeiting their $142-per-day tax free expense payments for the three-day weekend, Capitol Alert says.
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Sacramento silliness of the day: the Assembly apparently forgot to pass a Fourth of July resolution before the holiday weekend—so lawmakers did it today. One thing both houses of the Legislature didn’t forget, however: Instead of taking Friday off as they usually do, they met just long enough to say they were there and thus avoided forfeiting their $142-per-day tax free expense payments for the three-day weekend, Capitol Alert says.
Assembly’s ‘Fourth of July’ resolution a day late
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sacramento silliness of the day: the Assembly apparently forgot to pass a Fourth of July resolution before the holiday weekend—so lawmakers did it today. One thing both houses of the Legislature didn’t forget, however: Instead of taking Friday off as they usually do, they met just long enough to say they were there and thus avoided forfeiting their $142-per-day tax free expense payments for the three-day weekend, Capitol Alert says.
