Kelso Ends Quackenbush's Probe

The L.A. Times reported today that acting State Insurance Commissioner Clark Kelso called off an investigation of document leaks and abandoned lawsuits against state senators for distributing them. The investigation and lawsuits were brought by the Department of Insurance under the Quackenbush administration at the beginning of the intense scrutiny concerning allegations of extortion of Northridge Quake insurers and mis-application of 'settlement' funds from those carriers. 'Respect for the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches and basic principles of free speec...