10 Questions Senators Should Ask Ken Lay Even If He Takes the 5th
California Consumer Group Says Enron, Lay Must Be Held Responsible For Energy Deregulation Fallout
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Insurance
Bailout Watch #90 – Feb 07, 2002
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #90 - Feb 07, 2002 Why did the…
Feb 7, 2002Consumer GroupCondemns Effort To Eliminate 24 Hour State HMO Complaint Hotline
The Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today condemned suggestions by a state senator that California's 24 hour consumer complaint hot…
Feb 7, 2002
Energy
Bailout Watch #89 – Feb 06, 2002
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #89 - Feb 06, 2002 Linda Lay's liquidity…
Feb 6, 2002
Healthcare
State HMO regulator snagged in web of legal challenges
San Diego Union-Tribune A year-and-a-half into his tenure as the state's head regulator over the managed-care industry, Daniel Zingale is facing a…
Feb 6, 2002
In The News
Ex-insurance czar won’t face charges
Former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, who resigned in disgrace won't face criminal charges
Feb 6, 2002“Independent” Administrator Of Kaiser Arbitration System Is Rep For Corporate Lobby
The lobbying group for large corporations, including Kaiser and Phillip Morris, that seek to limit consumer's legal rights will bring the purportedly…
Feb 6, 2002
Energy
Bailout Watch #88 – Feb 04, 2002
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #88 - Feb 04, 2002 No Money Down…
Feb 4, 2002
Insurance
Region’s Gas Price Hikes Expected to Slow
Fuel: Ample West Coast supplies should help keep the average per-gallon cost well below $2, analysts say.Los Angeles Times The surge in…
Feb 2, 2002
Energy
Deal to end PUC review of power purchases opposed
The San Diego Union-Tribune Consumer advocates yesterday said a proposal for the California Public Utilities Commission to relinquish review of state electricity…
Feb 2, 2002
Energy
State regulators issue plan to pay state’s power debt
The Associated Press California's governor praised a proposal from state regulators that would allow the state to issue billions of dollars of…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
State regulators issue plan to pay state’s power debt
The Associated Press California's governor praised a proposal from state regulators that would allow the state to issue billions of dollars of…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
PUC, Davis break impasse on energy bond; fall rate cut might be possible
San Diego Union-Tribune State electricity regulators ended a four-month deadlock with the Davis administration yesterday, paving the way for a $12.5 billion…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
PUC loses power to set rates in deal
Energy bond plan buoys investors, but angers consumer advocatesThe San Francisco Chronicle The state Public Utilities Commission would lose its authority to…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
From Enron to Cheney to California
Golden State politicians are on the warpath after a leaked memo reveals Kenneth Lay's instructions on how the White House should handle…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
Davis, PUC come to agreement to let state go into bond market
Contra Costa Times A high stakes poker game was drawing to a close this week when Gov. Gray Davis and utility regulators…
Feb 1, 2002
Energy
Bailout Watch #87 – Jan 31, 2002
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #87 - Jan 31, 2002 Gray Davis for…
Jan 31, 2002
Energy
Boxer, Feinstein seize on ‘smoking gun’ note
White House actions mirrored Enron's ideasThe San Francisco Chronicle California's two senators pledged yesterday to turn up the heat on the White…
Jan 31, 2002