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Corporate

Apr. 1, 2003

Bills Target Public Companies

California lawmakers have introduced more bills targeted at scandal-plagued corporate America. Last year, following the scandals that tarnished Enron Corp. and other companies, both the state and federal governments enacted corporate-reform laws. In July, President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to place financial reporting and corporate governance under even greater scrutiny. Two months later, Gov.

By Toni Vranjes
        California lawmakers have introduced more bills targeted at scandal-plagued corporate America.
        Last year, following the scandals that tarnished Enron Corp. and other companies, both the state and federal governments enacted corporate-reform laws. In July, President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to place financi...

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