State Considers Establishing a Gasoline Bank;
A fuel reserve is one of several ideas proposed to curb large price swings when crude oil supplies run short or refineries…
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A fuel reserve is one of several ideas proposed to curb large price swings when crude oil supplies run short or refineries…
Mar 24, 2003The San Francisco Chronicle "The money for the war will ultimately have to come from somewhere," said Doug Heller, a spokesman for…
Mar 23, 2003Washington, Idaho putting malpractice records onlineSpokesman Review (Spokane, WA) Both states will soon unveil online databases that will include civil judgments from…
Mar 21, 2003Bill Mitchell - San Diego, California
Mar 19, 2003Insurance Lobbyists Mislead Congress on Dividend Issue
Mar 19, 2003The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) Doctors blame their rising insurance costs on greedy attorneys who, unhindered by a cap, are seeking bigger…
Mar 19, 2003Ruth MacInnes - San Diego, California
Mar 18, 2003Daily News of Los Angeles "When gas prices go up, it affects every company involved in a nonvirtual business," said Jamie Court,…
Mar 16, 2003Newsday (New York, NY) Studies say medical errors are endemic. Between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die in hospitals each year as a…
Mar 16, 2003Spokane Spokesman Review The Legislature needs to conduct a comprehensive study of the issue before altering the state constitution and diminishing the…
Mar 16, 2003The New York Times More and more health care providers are pushing for binding arbitration -- in which an arbitrator or panel…
Mar 16, 2003Raymond Williams - Sacramento, California
Mar 15, 2003Hearings look at how patients and doctors are affected.Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) Harvey Rosenfield, president of the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Mar 15, 2003Under bill, hospitals, HMOs and others would also be protected from unlimited awards.Los Angeles Times House passage marked a huge victory for…
Mar 14, 2003Patricia Filaseta - Los Angeles, California
Mar 13, 2003Bill to Limit Patients' Rights, Not Insurance Company Rates, Passes House
Mar 13, 2003Orange County Register Leisure World's People for a National Health Program urges residents to boycott the products of Glaxo Smith Kline because…
Mar 13, 2003The New York Times For weeks, trial lawyers and consumer groups fighting against caps have been bringing malpractice victims to the Capitol…
Mar 12, 2003