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Governor finally holds capital fund-raiser
600 contributors pay at least $500 to attend twice-canceled event.The Sacramento Bee "He hasn't met with a single consumer group since taking…
Dec 18, 2003Will HMOs Jingle All the Way to the Bank on Arnold’s Watch?
With health care costs skyrocketing, a new California Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Containment Commission (AB 1528 Cohn) may have the…
Dec 18, 2003Access Denied
"People here tonight are paying more for dinner with Arnold Schwarzenegger than I make in an entire year as a disabled worker…
Dec 18, 2003The Real Life Stories Arnold Wouldn’t Hear
An Injured Worker & Price Grouged Patient's Message To The Gov Five years ago, Jodi Greggs, then a 38-year-old, much-in-demand Licensed Vocational…
Dec 17, 2003Doctoring the Nurse-Patient-Ratios
Tipsters tell ArnoldWatch that lobbyists for the state hospital association were livid when they realized that Arnold's freeze of all pending state…
Dec 17, 2003Sky-Boxing with Arnold
ArnoldWatch was understandably disappointed when the Lakers refused us a jumbo-tron advertisement at Staples Center for last Friday's basketball game -- where…
Dec 16, 2003Group Calls on Newsweek to Disclose Employee Discrimination Lawsuits in Wake of “Lawsuit Hell” Cover Story
FTCR sends letter to Newsweek editors requesting fair disclosure Newsweek should disclose several recent employee discrimination lawsuits targeting the magazine in light…
Dec 15, 2003Gov. Cancels Events Before Activists Can Crash Them
The Los Angeles Times There is no question that Arnold has broken his promise when he says he's not going to fundraise…
Dec 15, 2003Insurer may stay on legal hot seat
Copley News Service "State insurance regulators don't consistently hear about these kinds of cases, but when we start seeing lawsuits and settlements,…
Dec 14, 2003Getting a Little Shady
Arnold's fundraiser in Orange County Wednesday night at Shady Canyon Country Club was hosted by the Irvine Company's Donald Bren. Bren's company…
Dec 13, 2003Some Numbers
The Chicago Tribune 5/17/01 Date on which Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Enron CEO Kenneth Lay to discuss California's energy policy.
Dec 12, 2003Governor names Aquiar to head consumer services
Sacramento Bee Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said the former Republican assemblyman "always talked a good…
Dec 11, 2003Consumer group urges governor to return computer firm’s $50,000
Associated Press FTCR said Thursday the $50,000 donation from Affiliated Computer Services Inc., violated Schwarzenegger's own pledge. "It's a company that can…
Dec 11, 2003Arnold Takes Huge Contribution from Company That Wants Business With State
Arnold has reported a $50,000 contribution from ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc. The Texas firm provides information technology support and outsourced…
Dec 11, 2003What’s Driving ChevronTexaco’s $500,000 Investment in the GOP?
ChevronTexaco's recent half-million dollar gift to the Republican party after years of giving only small change may be fueling more than the…
Dec 11, 2003Who will profit from Medicare reform?
The clear signal from Capitol Hill is that benefiting sellers, not seniors, is what Medicare reform is all about.
Dec 9, 2003