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After Enron's fraud on California during the 2001 electricity crisis became clear, a lot of politicians felt they had to give back…
Mar 19, 2009A newspaper reporter just called to ask about the state of privacy under electronic medical records, which will now be spreading thanks…
Mar 18, 2009Group Calls DMHC Memo to Health Insurers Illegal Santa Monica, CA -- California's HMO regulator should provide legal justifications for its refusal…
Mar 18, 2009SANTA MONICA, CA -- A consumer group called on the U.S. Justice Department to form a special FBI unit to investigate the…
Mar 18, 2009Gov. Schwarzenegger, Assembly Speaker Bass Asked for Action to Protect Consumer Fairness Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog has filed a state…
Mar 17, 2009Washington, D.C. -- Congress should reject any proposal that would deregulate insurance or otherwise override state insurance laws that have successfully protected…
Mar 17, 2009Advocates Say No Bonuses Should Be Paid Until Law Enforcement Conducts Detailed Review Of Any AIG Employee Who Wants to Enforce Contract…
Mar 16, 2009President Obama has told Treasury Secretary Geithner to "pursue every legal avenue" to block $165 million in bonuses to American International Group…
Mar 16, 2009No elected official should be allowed to accept gifts of any kind from lobbyists, interest groups, trade groups, corporations or labor unions,…
Mar 15, 2009"Private insurance is the problem," said Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog, a California-based group. "Individuals can't afford to be forced into buying…
Mar 15, 2009Job sharing came to the state stem cell institute yesterday when its board appointed two people to the post of vice chairman:…
Mar 13, 2009One of the editors of Adbusters magazine has a populist strategy to create an online revolt against Google's latest forray into targeted…
Mar 13, 2009Outgoing state Democratic Party chief Art Torres and a Republican biotech executive, Duane Roth, are chosen by the California Institute for Regenerative…
Mar 13, 2009California Energy Commission says the costs of compensating for gasoline temperature would outweigh the gains in fuel volume. Amid allegations of conflict…
Mar 12, 2009LA Times reporter Paul Pringle took another bite out of corruption at another SEIU California local today. Here's his latest.
Mar 11, 2009Check out my favorite blog discovery this week: Party Time – Documenting the Political Party Circuit.
Mar 11, 2009Consumer Group Says Government Staff's Consumer-Oriented Findings Were Altered by Commissioners With Ties to Oil Industry Santa Monica, CA -- Public…
Mar 11, 2009According to economic disclosure forms filed last week with state Fair Political Practices Commission, Orange County’s 14 lawmakers in the State Legislature…
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