http://wire.jacksonville.com/pstories/20040629/2271366.shtmlMICHAEL R. BLOOD
Associated Press Writer
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Members of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration, from left, legal secretary Peter Siggins; press secretary Margita Thompson; and chief of staff Patricia Clarey are shown in this combination of file photos. While there are fewer people on Schwarzenegger's office staff than on his predecessor's, the size of the payroll has grown, from $3.37 million annually at the end of former Gov. Gray Davis' tenure to $3.63 million, a 7.7 percent increase. Siggins, makes an annual salaryof $123,284, an 8 percent jump from his predecessor under Davis; Thompson earns $118,015 a year, also more than her Davis predecessor; and Clarey earns the top salary of $131,000 a year as chief of staff. (AP Photos/File)
LOS ANGELES — Even as he calls for shared sacrifice to solve the state's financial crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is spending more than his predecessor on salaries for his official staff, an Associated Press investigation found.
Schwarzenegger has slightly fewer employees than Gov. Gray Davis did toward the end of his term, but is spending nearly 8 percent more on salaries. He is also paying more six-figure incomes within his inner circle than Davis did.
"For a governor who came to office saying he would cut the government, he seems to have really pumped it up, at least salaries for his inner circle," said Jamie Court...
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