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The San Diego Union-Tribune Sen. Barbara Boxer will move this week to broaden the bevy of federal investigations targeting Enron Corp. into…
Jan 26, 2002Inland Valley Times Backers of a law that puts broad conflict-of-interest limits on elected officials in five California cities were in court…
Jan 26, 2002Judge Hears Arguments for Dismissal of Case, Validity of Initiative Superior Court Judge Debra Yang heard arguments this morning in City of…
Jan 26, 2002Judge Hears Arguments for Dismissal of Case, Validity of Initiative Superior Court Judge Debra Yang heard arguments this morning in City of…
Jan 25, 2002BestWire Citing a growing number of water-damage claims, two more insurers in California are seeking homeowners rate increases.
Jan 23, 2002BestWire California Assemblyman Tom Calderon, who has been the only candidate to accept campaign contributions from insurers in his bid for California…
Jan 23, 2002The Christian Science Monitor The Enron fiasco has a positive side.
Jan 22, 2002BestWire Concerned about a potential conflict of interest, a California consumer group is monitoring insurers' campaign contributions to candidates for insurance commissioner.
Jan 22, 2002Los Angeles Times To commemorate a degree of cupidity rare even in politics, the name and face of discredited former state Insurance…
Jan 21, 2002Los Angeles Times It's remarkable to recall, one year later, how bleak it all seemed at the time. In the third week…
Jan 20, 2002Firm's energy trading, lobbying roles of interestSan Diego Union Tribune Allegations of accounting chicanery at Enron Corp. are causing California regulators and…
Jan 18, 2002New Study Assesses Causes, Costs of California Energy Crisis
Jan 17, 2002How Deregulation Let the Power Industry Steal $71 Billion From California
Jan 17, 2002The Associated Press On the anniversary of last year's rolling blackouts, consumer advocates, energy suppliers and state power officials disagreed on the…
Jan 17, 2002San Francisco Chronicle Three auto insurance companies have been accused of violating a state insurance reform law by allegedly overcharging some customers…
Jan 16, 2002Did the Bush administration do the disgraced company's bidding during the state's electricity crisis?Salon.com Remember the California energy crisis? As the implications…
Jan 16, 2002Will a court challenge from Kaiser strip the agency of its power to regulate HMOs after only nineteen months on the job?East…
Jan 16, 2002San Diego Union Tribune In a move aimed at improved health, six of the largest managed-care plans in California will award bonuses…
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