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Fooled Again? Western Grid Is Big Game At End of Session

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 06:29

The stage is being set for another end-of-the-session swindle of the consumer and the environment by some of the same cast of characters who took the state to the cleaners the first time.  

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Opioid Reform Gains Ground Despite Docs' Opposition

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 08/02/2016 - 15:13

A major reform bill to prevent opioid addiction took a big step forward today with a 20-0 bipartisan vote in the Assembly Appropriations committee. Under SB 482, doctors in California would be required to use a life-saving medical tool to help them prescribe painkillers safely. The bill heads to the Assembly Floor later this month.

Are Utilities Hacking The PUCPapers.org?

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Mon, 08/01/2016 - 14:53

Three months ago, Consumer Watchdog launched the PUCPapers.org - a searchable online database with hundreds of thousands of documents and emails from inside the scandal-ridden California Public Utilities Commission. Now, it seems as though someone may be attempting to gain unauthorized access to the system, with over 400 attempts from all over the world.
 

Covered CA Has Insurance Companies Covered, Not Consumers

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 06:55

Covered California’s announced 13% rate hike for health insurance rates in 2017 is going to hit consumers hard.  It’s a double whammy since California policyholders have suffered from some of the narrowest networks of doctors and hospitals in the country, allegedly as the price paid for modest premium hikes the last couple of years. Now Californians have fewer choices of doctors – less than 25% of an area’s docs in most plans – and higher premiums: the worst of all worlds.

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Brown's PUC Overhaul More Cosmetic Than Substance

Submitted by Jamie Court on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 12:22

Governor Brown and legislative leaders announced a series of agreed-upon reforms to target the corruption that's haunted the Public Utilities Comission during the Brown-era and immediately prior to it. 
 

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