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Two Assembly Bills and Senate Bill Rushing Through Legislature Would Transfer Billions to Edison Lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on three…
Jul 18, 2001Economy Will Suffer From $6.7 Billion Transfer From Energy Consumers to Utilities and Investors The complex plan (AB 2x 82) to bail…
Jul 18, 2001City Refuses to Provide Adequate Defense of Voter-Approved Conflict of Interest Reform Santa Monica abandoned its progressive mantle in a move reminiscent…
Jul 18, 2001The Associated Press Spending to lobby the Legislature and state regulators jumped nearly 18 percent to a record $344.3 million over the…
Jul 17, 2001San Jose Mercury News Even if federal regulators agree to the multibillion-dollar refund that California officials are demanding from electricity suppliers, consumers…
Jul 17, 2001With Davis' proposal languishing and rival versions being crafted, the issue continues to be divisive.Los Angeles Times The California Assembly has yet…
Jul 17, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune Southern California Edison appeared to move a step closer to bankruptcy yesterday as business and consumer groups criticized…
Jul 17, 2001Sacramento Bee Divided legislators began grappling Tuesday with competing proposals to keep one of California's largest private utilities, Southern California Edison, from…
Jul 17, 2001City Refuses to Provide Adequate Defense of Voter-Approved Conflict of Interest Reform Santa Monica abandoned its progressive mantle in a move reminiscent…
Jul 17, 2001Reasons elusive as debate continues on rights billThe Dallas Morning News President Bush is warning Congress that he will veto the Senate…
Jul 16, 2001Public producers charged state far more than privateThe San Francisco Chronicle From the start of the state's energy meltdown, Gov. Gray Davis…
Jul 16, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles To Gov. Gray Davis, commander in chief of California's energy war, the enemy lies bunkered in…
Jul 16, 2001San Jose Mercury News Even if federal regulators agree to the multibillion-dollar refund that California officials are demanding from electricity suppliers, consumers…
Jul 16, 2001Oklahoma company blamed for California problemsTHE SUNDAY OKLAHOMAN Anthony Spano doesn't blame out-of-state energy companies, like Tulsa-based Williams Cos. Inc., for reaping…
Jul 15, 2001The Dallas Morning News Blue Cross of California said that a plan to reward doctors based on patient satisfaction has nothing to…
Jul 12, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #58 - Jul 11, 2001 FERC-gotten. The Federal…
Jul 11, 2001Judge's ruling may give HMO more power over formulating its prescription drug planThe San Francisco Chronicle The state can't require Kaiser health…
Jul 11, 2001Physicians' rewards now based on quality of careThe San Francisco Chronicle In a major policy shift that will affect more than 1…
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