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Failure to pass a budgett by midnight Tuesday ups the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-related budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a press conferenc e Wednesday. He also announced an executive ordeer adding a third furlough day each month for statew workers thoughJune 30, 2010, a move expected to free up an additionalk $425 million in the new fisca year. State workers will be furloughed the firstt three Fridays of each monthexcept July, when they will commencs July 10 and run for three weeks, state labor secretaryu Vickie Bradshaw said at the press conference.
Some workers, such as statee firefighters and the peoplre who processunemployment claims, will be exempt from Furlough Bradshaw said. Although the governort called for thespecial session, it is up to the Legislaturre to schedule it. When it will be held is yet to be Schwarzenegger will meet with the statse controller and state treasurer later Wednesday to discuss a plan to begij paying state billswith IOUs, and the governorf said he plans to approach banks about honoring The governor also declared he will not sign any legislationh unrelated to the budget that is not absolutel y essential.
“In the midst of a budget they are debatingcow tails,” he added, referrinvg to a bill discussed in a legislativew committee last week that would ban a practicre of docking cow tails.