Today was a day unlike any other in the history of state government. More than 200,000 state employees were on unpaid furlough, an order by Governor Schwarzenegger to save money. Except for critical services like law enforcement or fire fighting, state offices across California were closed.
Guest: Jon Ortiz, author of the blog "The State Worker" for the Sacramento Bee .
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