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Jerry 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…
Sep 29, 2008Bills passed by the Legislature this session and awaiting the governor's signature or veto take aim at what critics call some of…
Sep 27, 2008Public Citizen and Consumer Watchdog have also called on Congress to increase regulation of financial institutions and establish strict accountability for firms…
Sep 27, 2008The state's Little Hoover Commission, an advisory body to the governor and Legislature, said yesterday that it will examine the structure and…
Sep 27, 2008Yesterday, the Governor vetoed AB 1830 (Lieu), a bill that would have banned the kind of predatory mortgages that are at the…
Sep 26, 2008The California stem agency board barely mustered a quorum at its meeting in San Diego...
Sep 26, 2008California's Little Hoover Commission voted at its meeting this week to examine the state stem cell agency's governance structure and oversight committee.…
Sep 26, 2008Sacramento, CA -- Consumers whose health insurance policies were cancelled after they got sick urged Governor Schwarzenegger today to ignore insurance industry…
Sep 26, 2008Economist David K. Levine says: "I suspect that part of what we're seeing in the freezing up of lending markets is strategic…
Sep 26, 2008Americans are sounding off in record numbers to Congress with strong disapproval of the proposed federal bailout of Wall Street, at taxpayer…
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