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News & Editorials of Note

Schwarzenegger Pledges Second Try on Health Care Overhaul, Healthline, 4/30/08. 

Juliet Williams, Schwarzenegger to try health care fix again, Associated Press, 4/30/08.

Juliet Williams, Governor determined to try big health care reform again, Associated Press, 4/30/08.

Joe Rodriguez, California voters feel let down on health care plan, San Jose Mercury News, 4/28/08. 

Bill Ainsworth, Health care worries grow among voters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/28/08. 

Dan Walters, Schwarzenegger 's failure on health care sours voters, Sacramento Bee, 4/28/08. 

Matthew Yi, Health care system pains state voters in poll,  San Francisco Chronicle, 4/28/08.

Aurelio Rojas, Bills press for health mandates; foes predict rise in uninsured, Sacramento Bee, 4/20/08.

Steve Wiegand, California 'creeping' along on universal health care, Sacramento Bee, 4/5/08. 

Julie Sevrens Lyons, Report: Lack of insurance kills thousands in state each year, San Jose Mercury News, 4/4/08. 

Steve Wiegand, Different players, same tune, Sacramento Bee, 3/20/07. 

John Howard, Health care quake looms for 2010 ballot, Capitol Weekly, 3/13/08. 

Anthony Wright, The Plan for California Health Reform—2008 and Beyond, California Progress Report, 3/12/08. 

Mike Zapler, Bills aim at insurers after health care reform in California collapses, San Jose Mercury News, 2/28/08.

Mike Zapler, Health reform dead? Not so, says Schwarzenegger.  Assembly leader sees no action this year, San Jose Mercury News, 2/13/08.

Daniel Weintraub, The death of health care reform.  How Arnold Schwarzenegger's overhaul plan was doomed by the Legislature's liberal-conservative partisan crossfire, Sacramento Bee, 2/10/08. 

Aurelio Rojas, Health spending scheduled for exam. Legislators will look today at governor's proposed cuts under the ailing budget. Sacramento Bee, 2/4/08. 

Mike Zapler and Alvie Lindsay, Lawmakers spit fire over health bill demise, San Jose Mercury News, 2/3/08. 

Malcolm Maclachlan, Single-payer or bust? Capitol Weekly, 1/31/08. 

George Skelton, Healthcare plan's death shows the system works, Los Angeles Times, 1/31/08. 

Editorial, Perata's reasons for killing health bill: Huh? State Senate's leader leaves a sad legacy as historic opportunity dies on his watch, Sacramento Bee, 1/30/08. 

 Matthew Yi, Bill 'over,' but governor won't give up, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/30/08.

Andy Furillo, Governor: Time to 'regroup'  He'll explore what sank health plan. Perata aide has an answer: Budget deficit, Sacramento Bee, 1/30/08.

Elizabeth Fernandez, Political divide in solving health care crisis, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/30/08. 

Christopher Lee, California Senate panel rejects health coverage proposal, New York Times, 1/29/08. 

Aurelio Rojas, Health plan defeated, Sacramento Bee, 1/29/08.

Shane Goldmacher, How they voted and what they said, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 1/28/08.

Laura Kurtzman, Key committee rejects Schwarzenegger's health reform effort, Associated Press, 1/28/08.

Jordan Rau, Senate panel kills governor's healthcare plan, Los Angeles Times, 1/28/08.

Tom Chorneau, Troubled health care bill up for vote today, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/28/08.

Jesse McKinley, California Governor's plan for health care in trouble, New York Times, 1/28/08.

Rose Ann De Moro, Health care deal benefits insurers, not Californians, San Jose Mercury News, 1/28/08.

Anthony York, Stumbles and falls; Will term limits and healthcare trip up Núñez, Perata and Schwarzenegger? Los Angeles Times, 1/27/08.

Editorial, Health care inaction more costly option, San Jose Mercury News, 1/25/08.

Steve Wiegand, Health bill ready for trip to ER, Sacramento Bee, 1/24/08.

Laura Kurtzman, Schwarzenegger health reform teeters in key committee, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/23/08.

Shane Goldmacher, Senate vote on health plan postponed until Monday, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 1/23/08.

Shane Goldmacher, Yee to oppose health bill -- landmark legislation now one vote short, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 1/22/08.

Steve Lawrence, Governor's bill in doubt after key senator says he'll vote no, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/22/08.

Dan Weintraub, The problem with health reform, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 1/22/08.

Anthony York, Perilous waters for health care plan, Capitol Weekly, 1/17/08.

Senate delays health care vote, Capitol Weekly, 1/14/08.

Dan Weintraub, Perata on health care reform, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 1/10/08.

Geri Jenkins, Health bill by Kuehl is a better fit, Los Angeles Daily News, 1/10/08.

Bob Egelko, Appeals court lets S.F.'s universal health care law go forward, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/9/08.

Dan Walters, Health plan resembles energy plan, Sacramento Bee, 1/7/08.

Bob Egelko, Court gives San Francisco health plan a boost, San Francisco Chronicle, 1/4/08.

Anthony Wright, A new year brings new efforts in California health reform, California Progress Report, 1/4/08.

Sarah Arnquist, All eyes on health reform in 2008, San Luis Obispo Tribune, 1/1/08.

Michael Rothfeld, Health reform initiative is filed, Los Angeles Times, 12/29/07.

Tom Chorneau, California's health care effort in doubt after ruling on S.F. plan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/28/07.

Laura Kurtzman, Schwarzenegger, Assembly speaker file health care ballot measure, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/28/07.

Health care reform critical, Stockton Record, 12/27/07.

Tom Chorneau, Assembly health care bill shows strong support in Field Poll, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/21/07.

Dan Walters, Health plan is popular but dodgy, Sacramento Bee, 12/21/07.

Shane Goldmacher, Kuehl says health bill 'provides less help than advertised,' Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 12/20/07.

Shane Goldmacher, Newsom: health plan needs 'major reconstructive surgery,' Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 12/20/07.

Editorial, Heed Perata - Assess health plan's cost? What a novel idea, Los Angeles Times, 12/19/07. 

Editorial, California's healthcare plan, Sacramento Bee, 12/19/07. 

Daniel Weintraub, Complex health reform built upon two simple ideas, Sacramento Bee, 12/18/07. 

Aurelio Rojas, Health revamp takes a big step, Sacramento Bee, 12/18/07. 

Aurelio Rojas, Perata, Núñez, split on health care plan, Sacramento Bee, 12/17/07. 

Jordan Rau, Union group wants healthcare vote postponed, Los Angeles Times, 12/16/07.

Tom Chorneau, Schwarzenegger, Núñez agree on health care overhaul, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/15/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Lottery lease plan dropped, Sacramento Bee, 12/15/07.

Shane Goldmacher, AM Alert: Talking health talks, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 12/12/07.

Daniel Weintraub, Health care,  Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 12/11/07.

York, Anthony, Núñez's high-stakes deal, Los Angeles Times, 12/9/07.

Tom Chorneau, Prospects for overhauling health care in state look poorer, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/5/07.

Mike Zapler, Could health care initiative pass? San Jose Mercury News, 12/2/07.

Jordan Rau, Union power struggle may shape California healthcare overhaul, Los Angeles Times, 11/30/07. 

Shane Goldmacher, Session planned during GOP retreat, Capitol Alert from the Sacramento Bee, 11/27/07.

Kevin Yamamura, Analysis: No easy Rx for health care's hurdles, Sacramento Bee, 11/26/07.

Laura Kurtzman, Cost is key concern for Schwarzenegger's insurance mandate, San Jose Mercury News, 11/25/07. 

Interview with state Senator George Runner (R-Lancaster), Republican health care ideas, Los Angeles Times, 11/23/07.

Laura Kurtzman, Governor, Democrats seek health deal that unions won't oppose, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14/07.

Dan Walters, Governor's voodoo economics, Sacramento Bee, 11/13/07.

Steve Wiegand, Averse to verse? (It gets worse!), Sacramento Bee, 11/8/07.

Editorial, Your turn, Governor, Sacramento Bee, 11/7/07.

Editorial, Still a debacle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/7/07.

Editorial, State political leaders finally ready to compromise on health reform, San Jose Mercury News, 11/7/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Health care funding at issue, Sacramento Bee, 11/7/07.

Bill Ainsworth, Partial insurance mandate is part of Núñez's new health care plan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/6/07.

Dan Walters, Health care triple whammy, Sacramento Bee, 11/6/07.

Laura Kurtzman,  Democrats compromise on health care, but key issues remain, San Jose Mercury News, 11/5/07.

Dan Walters, Health plan not dead, but gasping, Sacramento Bee, 11/4/07.

Editorial, Time to play "let's make a deal" on health care, Sacramento Bee, 11/2/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Governor's health care plan receives a check up, Sacramento Bee, 11/1/07.

Dan Weintraub, How to define affordable healthcare is key issue, Sacramento Bee, 10/30/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Unions protest health plan, Sacramento Bee, 10/18/07.

Julie Appleby, California health reform gets sticky, USA Today, 10/17/07.

Dan Weintraub, Health tax on employers will come out of wages, Sacramento Bee, 10/16/07.

George Skelton, Governor should reconsider sales tax hike, Los Angeles Times, 10/15/07.

Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University, Californians support term limits proposal, sales tax hike for health care, legal residency for undocumented immigrants (PDF), 10/15/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Health care bill is vetoed, Sacramento Bee, 10/13/07.

Laura Kurtzman, Labor attacking Governor's health plan as bad for middle class, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/12/07.

Editorial, Schwarzenegger shouldn't tie health reform to leasing out lottery, San Jose Mercury News, 10/11/07.

Aurelio Rojas, Governor details health overhaul, Sacramento Bee, 10/10/07.

Marianne Russ, Senate Republicans unveil healthcare plan, Capital Public Radio, 10/10/07.

Kathy Robertson, Bush veto hurts Schwarzenegger's health plan, San Jose Business Journal, 10/3/07.

Jamie Court, Mandatory insurance isn't reform, Los Angeles Times, 9/25/07

Karl Vick, California closes in on universal health-care plan, Washington Post, 9/24/07.

Aurelio Rojas, ABCs of health care debate, Sacramento Bee, 9/17/07.

Kevin Yamamura, Special sessions ordered, Sacramento Bee, 9/12/07.

Tom Chorneau, Health care bill passes Legislature, but governor says he'll veto it, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/11/07.

Laura Kurtzman,  Schwarzenegger to call special session on health reform, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/10/07.