California voters nixed efforts Tuesday by a consumer group and trial attorneys to lift the cap on pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice…
Nov 5, 2014Back in June, more than 60% of Californians supported it. But on Tuesday night, more than 60% of Californians voted against it.…
Nov 5, 2014LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the heels of an advertising blitz funded by health insurance companies, California voters on Tuesday tanked a…
Nov 5, 2014SACRAMENTO — Voters overwhelmingly passed the two state ballot measures pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown: A $7.5 billion water bond that will…
Nov 5, 2014LOS ANGELES -- Proposition 46, a wide-ranging initiative that included raising the 1975 limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice…
Nov 5, 2014So much for populism. At least when it comes to fighting the interests of big-money corporations. In every vote this week pitting…
Nov 5, 2014Proposition 46 on Tuesday’s ballot would raise the limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, require random drug and…
Nov 4, 2014Health insurance premiums have gone up 172 percent since 2002, according to the California HealthCare Foundation. That's what prompted supporters of Proposition…
Nov 4, 2014Voters may be apathetic on Election Day, but there are some people in California who are excited indeed about the ballot –…
Nov 4, 2014A nonprofit advocacy group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal…
Nov 3, 2014Voters are usually inclined to vote their pocketbooks. But that's become more difficult with every election, as the pocketbooks that carry the…
Nov 3, 2014South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have agreed to penalties totaling an estimated $350 million for inflating fuel economy claims on 1.2…
Nov 3, 2014MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officials are challenging new benefit rules at Honeywell Inc. that create monetary penalties unless employees and spouses take medical…
Nov 3, 2014Lauren Sivan looks at what Prop 45 will do for consumers if passed, and how the insurance companies are spending tens of…
Nov 3, 2014
California lawmakers racked up more than $4 million in campaign credit-card charges during the first 18 months of this election cycle. Some…
Nov 1, 2014The thorny and unresolved question of whether life itself can be patented may come again before the U.S. Supreme Court, if it…
Oct 31, 2014Would the real Proposition 45 please stand up? One of the main arguments advanced by the commercials aired and the torrent of…
Oct 31, 2014