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Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living with cuts and making sacrifices to deal with the reality of California's budget crisis, state workers are going to have to do the same.

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Jerry Brown
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: April 7
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