Blue Shield Of California Seeks Huge Rate Hikes
Some 193,000 Blue Shield of California policyholders would see increases averaging 30 percent to 35 percent if approved.
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Some 193,000 Blue Shield of California policyholders would see increases averaging 30 percent to 35 percent if approved.
The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting—and may soon go skiing together.
If the shelves of local hardware stores were any indication, 100-watt incandescent light bulbs were hard - if not impossible - to come by.
As one of his first acts in office, California's new insurance commissioner said he'll back the national health care reform law by proposing emergency legislation to ramp up enforcement.
Former Gov. Jerry Brown returns to the state capital this week to lead a much different California than the one he oversaw 28 years ago.
Advocates championed the legislation, describing the laws as difficult to achieve.
Governor-elect Jerry Brown is keeping quiet about his plans to tackle a $28 billion budget deficit despite reports that he plans a special election to extend temporary tax increases.
The chances of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom delaying his swearing-in Monday as lieutenant governor of California have changed from highly improbable to "likely," a mayoral spokesman said Wednesday.
The snowpack in California's mountains is holding nearly twice as much water than average for this time of year.
A California appeals court on Monday effectively barred the sale of state government buildings from proceeding until after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves office, casting doubt over whether the deal will ever go through.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a last-minute plea to the California Supreme Court to allow the sale of state office buildings to proceed.
California is not gaining any seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in nine decades.
Businesses will have more time to comply with California's tough diesel emissions standards for trucks, buses and construction equipment under new, relaxed rules expected to be adopted by air quality officials.
California's jobless rate held steady at 12.4 percent in November for the fourth straight month according to the latest data released today by the state's Employment Development Department.
A state appeals court in San Jose shortened its deadline Thursday for receiving written arguments on whether it should continue a stay blocking the $2.3 billion sale of 11 state buildings.
California regulators on Thursday approved the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities and refineries financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases.
California pet product retailers and manufacturers have agreed to put warning labels on flea and tick collars that contain a cancer-causing chemical called propoxur.
The last six members have been chosen for an independent redistricting commission that is at the heart of one of California's biggest political-reform efforts in decades.
California's population grew less than 1 percent in the last fiscal year, one of the lowest rates on record but up slightly from the year before as fewer people moved to other states, according to demographic figures released Thursday.
The state quickly settled a suit to stop public schools from charging students extra for basics such as books, exams and lab materials that fall under the state's constitutional guarantee to a free education.
The Department of Transportation said Thursday the state is getting the largest share of the $1.2 billion in high-speed rail funding being diverted from Ohio and Wisconsin to other states.
Governor-elect Jerry Brown's willingness to raise taxes to combat future deficits set the stage for discussions planned Thursday on the outgoing executive's proposal to stem California's cash shortfall with even more cuts.
A group of minority business owners demanded Wednesday that the federal government withhold more than $3 billion in funding for California's bullet train project while they investigate claims of unfair contracting practices by high-speed rail officials.
An elevated track or a tunnel? That was the question being tossed around ahead of a Tuesday San Jose City Council meeting about high speed rail plans.
