s administration ordered the department to
reduce the payment
of state workers to the hourly rate
of $7.25 unless a budget is reached soon.
"These are preparations for the prospect of not having a budget passed this month," said Lynelle Jolley with the California Department of Personnel Administration.
Without a budget, the July payroll, sent to go out the end of the month, would be cut, she said.
"This is not a scare tactic," she said.