November 19, 2006
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 …
November 8, 2006
In Tuesday’s election, former California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi won the election for lieutenant governor by a narrow margin of 49.5 percent to Republican Tom McClintock’s 44.9 percent, according to the Secretary of State. In the race for insurance commissioner, …
October 9, 2006
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills that he said would have undermined the bipartisan workers’ compensation reforms passed by the legislature in 2004. “When I ran for office, skyrocketing workers’ compensation costs were the poison of our economy,” he …
October 9, 2006
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed SB 832 by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, that would have required by law that 75 percent of all punitive damage awards go to the state treasury rather than to the victim. In his statement …
October 9, 2006
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills that he said would have undermined the bipartisan workers’ compensation reforms passed by the legislature in 2004. “When I ran for office, skyrocketing workers’ compensation costs were the poison of our economy,” he …
October 9, 2006
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed SB 832 by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, that would have required by law that 75 percent of all punitive damage awards go to the state treasury rather than to the victim. In his statement …
September 28, 2006
Officials urged residents from Southern California mountain communities to evacuate to safer ground as flames from a 3-week-old forest fire made a dangerous push toward their homes. Firefighters aided by engines, bulldozers and water tankers guarded several properties early Wednesday …
September 27, 2006
Flames jumped over a fire line Monday and quickly moved toward a remote community northwest of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue an evacuation for about 500 people threatened by one of the largest and longest-burning wildfires in state history. …
September 25, 2006
Easy attack “For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is so easy to do.” –Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie, director of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, …
September 25, 2006
The American Insurance Association (AIA), Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC), California Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) have joined forces to oppose Senate Bill 832, which would mandate 75 percent of punitive damages awards …