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State Controller John Chiang cannot block lawmakers' pay based on his interpretation of the budget they pass, a Sacramento judge tentatively ruled Tuesday, handing the Legislature a significant win as it enters the busy season for budget writing. Chiang's unprecedented denial of legislative pay last year, based on his finding that state lawmakers had failed to pass a balanced budget, was popular beyond the Capitol. But some lawmakers suggested the controller's 12-day pay drought hurt their ability to pay household bills.