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SACRAMENTO, CA -- The cost of purchasing auto insurance in California -- strictly regulated since 1989 -- is poised to increase, consumer…
May 1, 2008Bush, Congress Avoid Real Solutions; Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA — Record first-quarter profits,…
May 1, 2008Governor Schwarzenegger doesn’t mind when California lawmakers take lavish trips and junkets paid for by special interests. In fact, he recommends it,…
May 1, 2008Consumers could use a friend on the Assembly Insurance Committee. I testified against two bills the committee passed this morning that…
May 1, 2008Rising fuel prices are rattling a lot of people who want action, fast. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has sent a letter to…
Apr 30, 2008Government’s ‘Business as Usual’ Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA -- The first-quarter record profits…
Apr 29, 2008Motorists express dismay but not surprise at the pump. L.A. is not far behind at $3.878 a gallon. SAN FRANCISCO, CA --…
Apr 28, 2008OAKLAND, CA -- A man of faith from the District of Columbia area is going over the heads of government and industry…
Apr 28, 2008Suit Wants Oil Companies to Treat Consumers Fairly Florida drivers pay among the nation's highest gas prices because of high taxes and…
Apr 27, 2008Madison, WI -- With the stated goal of capturing 10 percent of the stem cell technology market by 2015, Gov. Jim Doyle…
Apr 27, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- A California Superior Court judge denied an Allstate petition to halt a state order to slice its automobile insurance…
Apr 25, 2008I remember now why I hired armed guards to protect the voter signatures that put insurance reform Proposition 103 on the ballot…
Apr 25, 2008Prices over $3 everywhere -- The question is, will we see $5? -- Gasoline now rivals Iraq as Americans' biggest worry Gasoline…
Apr 25, 2008On the same day a new study dubbed California the nation's leader in holding the line on auto insurance rates, a judge…
Apr 25, 2008A San Francisco judge refused auto insurance giant Allstate’s request to block a $250 million auto insurance rate decrease set to go…
Apr 24, 2008Analyst Predicts Over $4 a Gallon Nationally, Up To $5 in California Conoco Phillips’ CEO all but apologized for his company’s 1st…
Apr 24, 2008Analyst Predicts Over $4 a Gallon Nationally, Up To $5 in California Conoco Phillips’ CEO all but apologized for his company’s 1st…
Apr 24, 2008A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Allstate Insurance to comply with a regulatory order to lower annual auto insurance…
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