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“Socialized car insurance.” That's what insurers said would happen if California's Proposition 103 passed in November 1988. Advertisements said the referendum would…
May 4, 2008Stability could be fleeting, analyst says, as California average pauses at $3.92. The surge in gasoline prices has stopped for now. The…
May 3, 2008The oil company beats analysts' forecasts despite an 84% drop in earnings from refining and gasoline retailing. Record energy prices gave Chevron…
May 3, 2008SAN RAMON, CA -- Astounding profits in the oil industry are becoming as routine as the anguished looks of motorists filling up…
May 2, 2008In the wake of a formal complaint claiming his campaign lacked financial disclosure, Richard Gutierrez has refiled documents with the Secretary of…
May 2, 2008Prices at the Pump Aren't Keeping Pace with Rising Oil Houston-based ExxonMobil, the No.1 publicly traded oil company in the world, rode…
May 2, 2008Consumer Group Cites “Oil Profits Monster” database; Calls On President Bush, Congress To Act On Oil Prices Santa Monica, CA -- Chevron…
May 2, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- The cost of purchasing auto insurance in California -- strictly regulated since 1989 -- is poised to increase, consumer…
May 1, 2008Bush, Congress Avoid Real Solutions; Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA — Record first-quarter profits,…
May 1, 2008Rising fuel prices are rattling a lot of people who want action, fast. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has sent a letter to…
Apr 30, 2008Government’s ‘Business as Usual’ Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA -- The first-quarter record profits…
Apr 29, 2008Motorists express dismay but not surprise at the pump. L.A. is not far behind at $3.878 a gallon. SAN FRANCISCO, CA --…
Apr 28, 2008OAKLAND, CA -- A man of faith from the District of Columbia area is going over the heads of government and industry…
Apr 28, 2008Suit Wants Oil Companies to Treat Consumers Fairly Florida drivers pay among the nation's highest gas prices because of high taxes and…
Apr 27, 2008Madison, WI -- With the stated goal of capturing 10 percent of the stem cell technology market by 2015, Gov. Jim Doyle…
Apr 27, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- A California Superior Court judge denied an Allstate petition to halt a state order to slice its automobile insurance…
Apr 25, 2008Prices over $3 everywhere -- The question is, will we see $5? -- Gasoline now rivals Iraq as Americans' biggest worry Gasoline…
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