Transcript: Profile: California Governor Schwarzenegger blocks new regulation that would have lowered nurse-to-patient ratios in state hospitals

ALEX CHADWICK
NPR Special
01-03-2005
Profile: California Governor Schwarzenegger blocks new regulation that would have lowered nurse-to-patient ratios in state hospitals

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick.

No accents here in California save for that of the state's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now being sued by the largest nurses union in the state. He blocked a new rule that would have required most hospitals in California to hire more nurses. The nurses say it's a favor to the governor's political allies. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

RICHARD GONZALES reporting:

The first round in what promises to be a protracted ...

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