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I just got back from Washington D.C. where congressional lawmakers were in the process of surrendering $700 billion of the public’s money…
Sep 25, 2008Board is Meeting in San Diego Today Several scientists and Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog questioned whether this was the proper way for…
Sep 25, 2008A bill that would have allowed pharmacies to sell patient prescription and medical information to third-party companies narrowly passed the California State…
Sep 24, 2008Over the past few days, we have witnessed Congress readying to approve possibly the most reckless and certainly the most costly bailout…
Sep 24, 2008A few hours from now and a few miles away, lobbyists and members of Congress will crowd into a hearing room to…
Sep 24, 2008The three-page, $700 billion bailout plan presented to Congress by the Bush Administration last Friday is an appallingly superficial response to years…
Sep 24, 2008Citizen Groups Call for Caps on Interest Rates, Strict Accountability, Bans on Conflict of Interest, Re-Regulation
Sep 24, 2008Stem Cell Board Chairman Bob Klein and member Jeff Sheehy clashed heatedly over a former board member's highly paid consultancy to the…
Sep 23, 2008The price of oil jumped $16.37 to $120.92 per barrel Monday, its biggest single-day gain ever, as investors spooked by the financial…
Sep 23, 2008Schwarzenegger Must Keep His 'State of the State' Promise to Protect All Californians By Signing Legislation Los Angeles, CA -- New legislation…
Sep 23, 2008A cautionary tale as bailout fever takes hold: On January 18, 2001, as electricity deregulation sunk California into its second consecutive day…
Sep 23, 2008Two California stem cell agency subcommittees meeting Friday and Saturday faced an ongoing problem -- mustering enough members for a quorum. In…
Sep 23, 2008Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson balked at modest proposals by Congress over the weekend to protect taxpayers' investment if they approve a $700…
Sep 23, 2008The city of Madison, a crucial area for stem cell research, plays host to the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit Monday and…
Sep 22, 2008Preventing Unwarranted Insurance Cancellations The insurance industry has mounted a fierce lobbying campaign against AB 1945. Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog, which…
Sep 21, 2008Two groups said Friday that they have appealed the federal government's decision to uphold a stem-cell patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni…
Sep 20, 2008Governor Schwarzenegger swept into office in 2003 on a wave of support from reform-minded voters who were sick of politics-as-usual in Sacramento.…
Sep 19, 2008The National Conference of Insurance Legislators wrote to Speaker Pelosi about HR 5840 today. Here's the news release: For Immediate Release NCOIL…
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