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California state workers, feeling expendable, plan to use their mandated "furlough Friday" to protest at theaters across the state showing The Expendables, an action flick with an all-star cast including a cameo by their boss, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Faced with a $19.1 billion deficit and no hope for digging out, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency. Under the rules of the emergency, Schwarzenegger ordered three furlough days per month for all but essential state employees. State offices will be closed three Fridays a month.

Don't say Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not giving his all to help California right its fiscal ship-of-state. In an effort to raise more money for surplus state goods offered for sale on EBay (EBAY), Craigslist and other Web sites, the famed "Governator" has offered to sign any item that is...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a garage sale, so if you're in need of a 2002 Crown Victoria with 97,349 miles on it and signed by the governor, you may want to get to Sacramento.Or bid on EBay soon. The top bid for the car was $3,051.01 on Wednesday morning. If it's not sold...

The Great California Budget Saga has ended. Two months past deadline, California's legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached a tense accord to close the state's yawning $26.3 billion budget gap. The agreement came after months of fighting between Democrats seeking tax increases and...

While indicating that he has no other choice, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed the complete elimination of cash assistance payments for that state's poorest individuals. Needless to say, the proposal has met with stiff resistance.According to a story released by MercuryNews.com,...

Psst. Hey buddy, wanna buy some weed?The whispering around street corners may be over for anyone wanting to buy marijuana in California, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he's open to debate about legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational use, according to a Sacramento Bee...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to appoint a state economic stimulus czar to ensure California gets its share of the $787 billion economic stimulus package approved by Congress and signed by President Obama. The state already has a recovery Web site to track how the federal stimulus...