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My blackberry picture is a little too blurry to do them justice, but this is Scott, Steve and Kathy Olsen at a…
Oct 27, 2009"We are at a loss to understand why you have proposed a measure to deregulate the insurance industry by preempting state laws…
Oct 27, 2009A lawsuit seeking health care coverage for the use of applied behavioral analysis in the treatment of autism has been cleared for…
Oct 27, 2009Washington, D.C. --- Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner, House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank, and Financial Services…
Oct 27, 2009Santa Monica, CA – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a ruling finding that the Schwarzenegger Administration has illegally sided…
Oct 27, 2009The Secretary of State’s campaign finance database shows insurance giant Mercury General Corp. on Friday put $1 million into Californians for Fair…
Oct 27, 2009CONTRACT: Deal Could Save $5 Million, But Some Still Have Security Concerns Google trumped Microsoft and Novell on Tuesday, winning a $7.25…
Oct 27, 2009Questions about cost, security and reliability remain, but the council is expected to decide Tuesday. After concerns were raised about how Google…
Oct 27, 2009Refusing to cover a costly behavioral therapy because the care provider lacks a state license violates California law, a Los Angeles County…
Oct 27, 2009Mark Reback, spokesman for Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog, said while the bills appear to be calling for the regulation of the rent-to-own…
Oct 26, 2009SACRAMENTO, CA -- In his six years in office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played the predictable Republican role of gatekeeper on legislation…
Oct 26, 2009"Billionaires for Wealthcare" sing their hearts out on behalf of the public option in healthcare reform, right in the middle of a…
Oct 23, 2009BOSTON, MA -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has proposed reforms that include expanding the authority of state insurance regulators by allowing review…
Oct 23, 2009Washington, D.C. -- A new consumer financial protection regulator was wounded but not crippled by a barrage of special interest lobbying and…
Oct 23, 2009The federal government is taking public comment on a rule regarding notification when electronic medical records are breached. The rule says consumers…
Oct 23, 2009Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy organization, has called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to repeal the new health information breach…
Oct 22, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Critics of Google's deal with an authors' group to put millions of books online have asked for a delay…
Oct 22, 2009'Harm Standard' Violates Congressional Legislative Intent In Protecting Privacy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the Health and Human Services…
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