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Sacramento Bee It was Jan. 17, and Californians were suffering through their first day of planned, widespread outages. The state's two largest…
Aug 1, 2001San Jose Mercury News With Gray Davis' foes heaping criticism on state officials who invested in Calpine, the San Jose company became…
Aug 1, 2001Edison spends $5.5 million to gain support for bailout to prevent bankruptcy.The Orange County Register Edison International has spent more than $5.5…
Jul 31, 2001The governor struggles to orchestrate a multimillion-dollar bailout of the utility that has spent big bucks on his campaign.Salon.com Ever since his…
Jul 31, 2001Sacramento Bee Gov. Gray Davis has vetoed a bill that would have informed voters whether the person gathering signatures for a new…
Jul 31, 2001Mayor Agran urges stricter campaign donation rules, which other California cities have adopted. Some see legal difficulties.Los Angeles Times Irvine may join…
Jul 30, 2001Conflicts of Interest Reveal Basic Flaw in Far-Reaching Energy Proposal
Jul 30, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #61 - Jul 27, 2001 Message to lawmakers:…
Jul 27, 2001makes no apologies for taking contributionsThe Associated Press Whenever the Los Angeles Lakers play in Sacramento, state Assemblyman Rod Wright calls around…
Jul 27, 2001The Associated Press State Assembly members won't meet this week to consider alternatives to Gov. Gray Davis' deal to rescue Southern California…
Jul 27, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #60 - Jul 25, 2001 Last Wednesday, the…
Jul 25, 2001BUY HIGH, SELL LOW: $14 million deficitThe San Francisco Chronicle California has lost $14 million during the past three weeks selling surplus…
Jul 25, 2001Bush Stand On National HMO Reform Would Obliterate Texas HMO Law; The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) wrote President Bush…
Jul 25, 2001The Associated Press The California Public Utilities Commission might relinquish its control over electricity rates to the state Department of Water Resources
Jul 24, 2001Sacramento Bee Amid higher utility rates, the threat of rolling blackouts and legislative indecision on how to solve California's energy problems, there…
Jul 24, 2001Louisville man filed lawsuit for results of Medicare reviewThe Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY.) A Louisville man devastated by his wife's 1999 cancer death…
Jul 24, 2001Los Angeles Business Journal When the state Department or Managed Health Care began operations a year ago as the first HMO regulatory…
Jul 23, 2001Many fear a special session to fix deregulation will repeat '96 disaster that created it.The Orange County Register The frenzy and confusion…
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