HEALTH CARE

California Assembly Approves Universal Health Care
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/082906HA.shtml
The Democratic-controlled Legislature is on the verge of sending Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger a bill that would create a state-run universal health care
system, testing him on an issue that voters rate as one of their top concerns in
this election year.

Michigan Civil Rights Commission: Firms Must Pay for Birth Control
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Small businesses that offer comprehensive prescription coverage but fail to
cover birth control are violating the state's civil rights act and could be
forced to change their policies under a ruling by the Michigan Civil Rights
Commission.