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Megawatt Daily Lawyers for California Public Utilities Commissioner Henry Duque have asked a state appellate court in San Francisco to overturn a…
May 28, 2002TV SHOW: The Nightly Business Report California's biggest energy companies say that they didn't manipulate the state's power market last year. The…
May 23, 2002The Houston Chronicle Power suppliers have told federal regulators their behavior during the California electricity crisis was dramatically different from that of…
May 23, 2002Greenwire Five major power generators told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday that their energy trading practices during the California power crisis…
May 23, 2002Associated Press After vetoing workers' compensation reforms for three years, Gov. Gray Davis this year declared the legislation long overdue and signed…
May 22, 2002Internal documents describe the amazing, code-named ways that ENRON rigged the state's energy pricesTime Magazine Many Golden State residents, including Governor Gray…
May 20, 2002Bonuses for keeping patient calls briefToronto Star Telephone clerks at California's largest HMO received bonuses for keeping calls with patients brief and…
May 18, 2002Bonuses were given for limiting members' calls and doctor's appointments. HMO defends program but has dropped it.The Los Angeles Times Kaiser Permanente,…
May 17, 2002Tri-Valley Herald Senate Bill 1452, introduced by state Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Montebello, would provide a "Whistleblower Hotline" within the office of the…
May 16, 2002Michigan Looks at Role of Credit Records in Rate-SettingThe Wall Street Journal Insurance companies already are under fire for using information from…
May 16, 2002USA Today California's electric power crisis reverberated on Capitol Hill Wednesday as attorneys for fallen energy giant Enron acknowledged deception in past…
May 16, 2002
Before the US Sentate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
May 15, 2002
Years before the energy giant fell, Enron employees revealed that the company's accounting books were "smoke and mirrors."
May 14, 2002Enron Internet Messages Indicate Insiders Knew Early on of Financial Fraud
May 14, 2002Associated Press California's politicians are expected to break campaign finance records this year as they enjoy - for what may be their…
May 13, 2002Electric Utility Week (formerly Electrical Week) Pacific Gas & Electric charges that the Public Utilities Commission's bankruptcy reorganization plan for PG&E contains…
May 13, 2002Electric Utility Week (formerly Electrical Week) California Public Utilities Commissioner Henry Duque may be out of a job within a month unless…
May 13, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle Although California law severely limits the use of credit scores in insurance, many companies use them to deny…
May 12, 2002