Governor Confiscates 48,000 Cell Phones

California - Governor Jerry Brown, in his first executive order since taking office, has ordered the collection and return of 48,000 state government-paid cell phones. “It is difficult for me to believe that 40 percent of all state employees must be equipped with taxpayer-funded cell phones,” says Brown. “Some state employees may need cell phones, but the current number of phones out there is astounding.  More…