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It's never hard to find self-serving propositions on the California ballot. But there has never been anything quite like this fall's Proposition…
Sep 11, 2008Los Angeles, CA -- Patients whose health coverage was retroactively cancelled after they got sick and filed an insurance claim held a…
Sep 11, 2008The Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research, meeting in Baltimore, MD, Tuesday and Wednesday, moved into new territory, opting to develop a…
Sep 11, 2008On the issue of tactics alone, Carla Marinucci at the San Francisco Chronicle filed a fascinating article tonight comparing the rise of…
Sep 11, 2008According to figures with the secretary of state that were compiled by Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan consumer protection group, the union has…
Sep 10, 2008California-based Consumer Watchdog wants to make sure GPS or location-based information doesn't creep into any insurers' plans. It has lobbied the California…
Sep 9, 2008Representatives of 10 state stem cell agencies are meeting today in Baltimore at the fall gathering of the Interstate Alliance on Stem…
Sep 9, 2008I just got an email that the FPPC is planning to tighten up the rules for disclosure of who's behind political committees.…
Sep 9, 2008Critics say a coin-operated governor is beholden to the special interests that have given him more money than any governor (and most…
Sep 8, 2008Jerry Flanagan, a health care advocate for Consumer Watchdog, said the bill is an important piece of the health care puzzle, but…
Sep 8, 2008For Those Prone To Misplacing Their Cell, Providers Offer Some Help Companies will often try to pawn off a "refurbished" phone to…
Sep 7, 2008My sister had the advantage of a hell-raising brother who's accustomed to rattling cages and demanding answers. And I was lucky enough…
Sep 7, 2008Given their sorry performance – the budget is now 67 days late – it's tempting to simply ignore any legislation that lawmakers…
Sep 5, 2008Consumer groups were more encouraged by the legislation and the protections the measures could provide. "There's a range of bills on the…
Sep 4, 2008The PAYD model would allow drivers to document their annual mileage in three ways: They could submit maintenance records; they could have…
Sep 4, 2008There's a real gap between the actual protection provided by online "privacy policies" and what Californians think they are getting. We're lulled…
Sep 3, 2008Google launched its new internet browser, Chrome, today taking on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari. Does Google's Chrome…
Sep 2, 2008The CNBC anchors acted like I'd yelled fire in a crowded movie house when I pointed out this morning that it was…
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