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Chuck Quackenbush, the disgraced former California insurance commissioner who resigned in 2000 after accusations of misusing public funds, has been of late,…
Feb 28, 2008Appeal Still Planned Against Narrowed Claims SANTA MONICA, CA -- Closer analysis of the patent office's decision on a human embryonic stem…
Feb 28, 2008SANTA MONICA, CA -- Two consumer groups said today that they will continue their challenge of three overreaching patents on human stem…
Feb 28, 2008SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- In an indication of California's growing influence in regenerative science circles, according to state officials, 21 stem cell…
Feb 26, 2008Last year, six million letters bearing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's name and official state seal went out to Californians. The missives, sent by…
Feb 26, 2008With Fabian Núñez termed out, 10 Democrats are politicking for the Assembly's biggest prize The prize is a $17,500 pay increase, a…
Feb 25, 2008STATE INSURANCE CZAR MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010 SACRAMENTO, CA -- Some kids dream of being a firefighter or an astronaut…
Feb 25, 2008A taxpayer-funded program capable of lending money to cash-starved California biotechnology companies has caught the attention of local stem cell industry executives…
Feb 25, 2008As the price of oil jumped above $100 per barrel last week, pundits were falling over themselves to come up with explanations…
Feb 24, 2008California Sen. Sheila Kuehl introduced a bill Friday to study the structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- the agency…
Feb 22, 2008SANTA MONICA, CA -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today welcomed the introduction of a bill in the California…
Feb 22, 2008Federal District Judge in Kansas City Refuses to Dismiss Suit Against Petroleum Marketers Alleging Deceptive Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Santa Monica,…
Feb 21, 2008The price of crude rises $4.51 to a closing record of $100.01 as commodities rally The petroleum world produced a record Tuesday,…
Feb 20, 2008Higher costs feared for gas, other goods The price of crude oil closed above $100 a barrel for the first time yesterday,…
Feb 20, 2008Here's a dog bites man story: The insurance industry wants to deregulate auto insurance premiums in Georgia. Our friends at Georgia Watch…
Feb 19, 2008It seemed inevitable only two years ago that Health Net Inc. would meet the same fate as California's other publicly held health…
Feb 18, 2008On a recent morning, Janis Flippen called her service provider, Verizon Communications Inc., when her business voice mail went down. The operator…
Feb 16, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- Voters tried to curb campaign contributions in 2000, but an extensive study by the state's elections watchdog released Thursday…
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