Governor wants to taike back paid holidays

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nothing against Lincoln or Columbus. He just thinks state workers don't need their holidays as a paid day off while California faces a mounting budget deficit.AP in the Daily News.

The governor has proposed eliminating them as paid holidays, a move his administration estimates will save California $114 million during this fiscal year and the next one starting in July. Much of that will come from saved overtime costs.

"We think it's not so painful to give up a couple of holidays," said Mike Genest, Schwarzenegger's finance director.

California is one of just a few states considering trimming the number of paid days off given to state employees as a way to save money in lean economic times.