California governor’s healthcare bill faces long hearing, close vote

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San Francisco Chronicle, January 21, 2008

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $14 billion healthcare expansion bill is set to movet to the state Senate, where it will face an extended hearing and the likelihood of a close vote in the Health Committee. The legislation would require employers to spend a certain percentage of their payrolls on health coverage for their workers.

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