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John Simpson, of the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog in Santa Monica, had proposed Klein's salary be capped at $200,000, about the same amount…
Dec 11, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Less than 15% of U.S. voters support, and 53% oppose, a proposal pushed by health insurers requiring every…
Dec 11, 2008The board had earlier established a full-time pay range for the CIRM chairman position at $275,000 to $508,750. Klein had requested that…
Dec 10, 2008(Click here to listen to audio of the radio broadcast of this segment.) Washington's 340 think tanks are hurting from new lows…
Dec 10, 2008Google's arch-rival, Mircrosoft, has just announced it will anonymize all private data it collects during online searches after six months if its…
Dec 9, 2008On Nov. 4, Alicia Messinger was strong enough to return home from the hospital, but a month later, she's still waiting for…
Dec 6, 2008Governor Cites State Deficit In Opposing Leaders' Pay A consumer advocate who watches the institute's actions closely said he shares the governor's…
Dec 6, 2008Kudos to Maplight.org and the California First Amendment Coalition, who filed suit this week to force the state’s legislative counsel to release…
Dec 6, 2008Don't be shy about telling Google what you think of the company's activities. Sometimes the internet giant listens to what its users…
Dec 5, 2008Consumer advocacy groups want federal regulators and Congress to investigate whether U.S. airlines are canceling or rerouting flights at the last minute…
Dec 4, 2008Draft Report Accepts Industry Call for Ban on Temperature-Compensating Device, Denies Consumers Would Benefit From Any Remedy Santa Monica, CA -- A…
Dec 4, 2008California drivers were overcharged $376.4 million on gasoline in one year because fuel pumps don't adjust for changing temperatures, according to a…
Dec 4, 2008Savings Promised, But Everyone Would Have To Buy Policy The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog said the insurance industry's proposal would simply "encourage…
Dec 3, 2008Obama should block any effort to override coverage of services mandated by state legislatures, such as preventive screenings and newborn care, and…
Dec 3, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- The nationally recognized Consumer Watchdog urged President-elect Obama to oppose the health insurance industry's self-serving plan detailed today…
Dec 3, 2008The California-based consumer group ConsumerWatchdog.org has a plan for the nation's health care system. The organization has written to President-elect Barack Obama,…
Dec 2, 2008Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez has taken a lucrative seat on the board of directors for a workers' compensation insurer after helping…
Dec 2, 2008Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez will take a seat on the board of one the state's largest workers comp insurers, Zenith National.…
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