Who bankrolls Congress?

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

California Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh once famously said of moneyed political interests: “If you can't take their money, drink their bo

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"… d their own motivations and to know when these two motivations dovetail.” …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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"… er-in-law of Motown founder Berry Gordy; San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown; California Assemblyman and Speaker Emeritus Antonio Villaraigosa.Sponsors: Lockheed Martin; Ak …"

"… resentative Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), Antonio Villaraigosa (speaker emeritus, California Assembly), James K. Galbraith (economist, University of Texas), Celinda Lake (polls …"

ANALYSIS: Blue Shield of California's refund is peanuts compared to its profits

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Don't take Blue Shield's $180 million refund offer at face value

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"… announcement just might be more PR than substance.Here’s the context.The California Assembly last week passed a bill that Bodaken’s company and the state’s other h …"

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ANALYSIS: Nonprofit insurers accustomed to double-digit rate hikes fight California plan

By Wendell Potter

Analysis: California bill faces tough fight

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"… thority to reject rate increases that were excessive or discriminatory.The California Assembly passed a bill to do just that earlier this month over the intense oppositi …"

ANALYSIS: Insurers's bait and switch

By Wendell Potter

Analysis: Insurers fooling consumers with cynical bait and switch promising low premiums

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"… orced into bankruptcy if they get seriously sick or injured.On June 2, the California Assembly passed AB 52, a bill that would give state regulators the authority to rej …"

California moves closer to reforming school discipline

By Susan Ferriss

California lawmakers want to stem tide of suspensions, expulsions; lawyer featured in Center story testifies about boy's case

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"… rned-lawyer in Bakersfield, Calif., said Wednesday during testimony before California Assembly members.McKinley, who investigated criminal gangs at the bureau, was testi …"