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Company leaders say they're not to blame WASHINGTON DC -- Don't blame us, oil industry chiefs told a skeptical Congress. Top executives…
Apr 2, 2008On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., Scott Carlson, executive director of California Alliance to Advance Nursing Home Care, was apparently in…
Apr 2, 2008Sacramento, CA -- In testimony to be delivered today before the Senate Health Committee, Consumer Watchdog (formerly The Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Apr 2, 2008Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s proposal for a newly created federal insurance regulator, and the...
Apr 2, 2008Here's another story that casts a shadow on Governor Schwarzenegger's green sheen. Arnold got his first national attention as a green machine…
Apr 1, 2008Can companies grant themselves a "get out of jail free" card when you sign their contracts? A lawsuit filed in Seattle against…
Apr 1, 2008Investigation Responds to Consumer Watchdog’s Complaint That Núñez Used Nonprofit to Illegally Fundraise and Pay for Political Events
Apr 1, 2008Arkansas' average price for a gallon of regular gasoline this weekend broke the record of $3.18 set in May at the same…
Apr 1, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- California's political ethics commission is investigating whether Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez violated campaign contribution limits by soliciting more than…
Apr 1, 2008I reported last week on my efforts to receive a promised television set for signing up with Verizon's FiOS Triple Freedom plan. …
Mar 31, 2008Legal Action Targets Text Messages Tied to TV Programs The nation's three largest wireless carriers have been hit with class action lawsuits…
Mar 31, 2008Group Calls for Passage of Stalled Renewable Energy Bill, Oversight of Trading Markets Gasoline pumps prices rose to yet another record today…
Mar 31, 2008If you have gotten in over your head in credit card debt, you are in good company. The Federal Reserve says Americans…
Mar 29, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- Some elected officials might have thought they'd have a friend atop the state's campaign watchdog agency when Gov. Arnold…
Mar 29, 2008When I saw that the Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors PAC added another $10K last week to the $367,300 that they've already…
Mar 28, 2008Sen. Hillary Clinton fell into the "premium cap" trap in a New York Times interview published today, saying that, in her mandatory…
Mar 28, 2008Let's say I’m alternating between amused and appalled by the note in today’s Capitol Alert that Assemblywoman Nicole Parra has apparently run...
Mar 27, 2008Health Care Regulators Accused in Hearing of "Glacial Pace" In Stopping Post-Claim Rescissions, Failing to Restore Coverage to Victims California’s Department…
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