SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered state agencies to recover millions of dollars in salary and travel advances that were given to state workers but never repaid.

The Democratic governor issued an executive order directing agencies to investigate a backlog of uncollected debt.

"It's shocking that the state has apparently failed to collect millions of dollars in salary and travel advances owed by state employees," Brown said in a statement. "This situation reinforces the worst stereotype of ineffective and inefficient government."

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