President Bush will propose a tax deduction of $7,500 for individuals and $15,000 for families regardless of whether they buy their own health insurance or receive medical coverage at work. The proposal, to be announced Tuesday in his State of …
As the chill air descended on California last weekend, citrus farmers were already prepared for the worst. Past freezes in 1990 and 1998 taught the state’s growers to insure crops that are one frigid night, hail storm or pest infestation …
A deep freeze that has ruined many winter crops in California’s agricultural zones has also wreaked havoc on the state’s urban centers in the form of frozen, broken pipes. Fire departments across Southern California reported receiving hundreds of calls over …
California’s $1 billion citrus industry suffered record-low temperatures this past weekend, and agriculture officials continue to worry about widespread crop destruction. Counties where most of the state’s oranges, lemons and tangerines are grown saw temperatures plummet into the teens to …
Kan. Governor Kathleen Sebelius proposed tax cuts for businesses and promised the state will be more aggressive in promoting energy conservation and wind power as she outlined her legislative agenda Wednesday night. And, two days after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger …
The federal government should join the state of Massachusetts in enacting universal health coverage, according to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D- Mass., the new chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over numerous health issues. Kennedy’s home state is the first …
Some Californians are refused individual health insurance policies even if they are in good health and can afford coverage because of their jobs and use of certain medications, according to a published report. Such considerations by health insurers are legal, …
Staking out the middle ground in the burgeoning health care debate, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata outlined a plan to cover 4.2 million uninsured Californians, mostly the working poor. Perata’s plan would require both employers and employees who do …
Two directors of California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund have resigned, following concerns about possible conflicts of interest, industry sources are reporting. Frank DelRe, 59, president of Western Insurance Administrators Inc. of Long Beach, Calif., and Kent Dagg, 55, executive director …
Former California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has won the election for Lt. Governor by a narrow margin of 49.5 percent to Republican Tom McClintock’s 44.9 percent, according to California’s Secretary of State. In the race for insurance commissioner, Republican Steve …
