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"Situated high on a bluff overlooking the majestic Pacific Ocean, stands a landmark resort of legendary proportions." Days after receiving an $85…
Oct 11, 2008The Federal Reserve Bank of New York added another $38 billion to the AIG bailout pot today, bringing the total taxpayer infusion…
Oct 9, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- Among the insurance bills recently vetoed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a measure that would have limited health…
Oct 7, 2008Steps to Take When an Unexpected Medical Bill Comes in the Mail Figuring out how to lodge a complaint in our highly…
Oct 7, 2008Decisions about the program's size, goals and structure remain to be made. The agency said it is still deciding whether to run…
Oct 6, 2008The Governor Failed Patients by Vetoing a Bill that Barred Insurers from Unfairly Canceling Policies. Schwarzenegger wants us to trust insurers to…
Oct 4, 2008Prop. 10 -- Lots Wrong With Billionaire's Energy Measure There's something for everyone to object to in Proposition 10. Groups as varied…
Oct 3, 2008"Over the last six years our system became a house of cards, based on the endless over-leveraging of each dollar through the…
Oct 3, 2008Governor Schwarzenegger has repeatedly vowed to crack down on health insurance companies that dump policyholders who get sick. But this week, he…
Oct 2, 2008Jerry Flanagan, health policy director of the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, said the governor's veto "betrays" a pledge in his 2008 State…
Oct 2, 2008In a bid to to make the $700 billion bailout palatable to Congressional Republicans, some supporters of the plan are proposing adding…
Oct 1, 2008A few years ago Warren Beatty claimed at our consumer group's annual dinner that the definition of a "Schwarzenegger Republican" was a…
Oct 1, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Arnold Schwarzenegger today vetoed legislation that would have prevented health insurers from canceling sick patients' coverage for innocent…
Sep 30, 2008Anthony York at the Capitol Weekly has found some brand new disclosures about donors to the governor thanks to a regulation passed…
Sep 30, 2008“I’m really excited that this information is out there. But the information reveals what we always thought was the case,” said Consumer…
Sep 30, 2008From Wildfire Safety to Insurance Protections, These Measures Deserve the Governor's Approval. Assembly Bill 1945 - This important bill by Assemblyman Hector…
Sep 30, 2008Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have enacted into law intellectual property policy provisions covering research funded by the…
Sep 29, 2008In a statement, Consumer Watchdog said Aetna's announcement "does not sufficiently protect current and future policyholders" because it doesn't clarify the legal…
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