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Legislature is reduced to small measures as need for fundamental change grows California's quasi-public stem cell research agency is holding a rare…
Mar 11, 2008MADISON, WI -- In a major victory for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has upheld two more…
Mar 11, 2008Whether or not you pay your Visa bill on time every month has nothing to do with whether or not a windstorm…
Mar 11, 2008LOS ANGELES, CA -- California insurance companies must comply with state regulations requiring them to pay the legal and expert fees of…
Mar 10, 2008The Sacramento Bee has posted online the financial disclosure forms for all 120 legislators, the governor and the rest of our statewide…
Mar 10, 2008Group Calls for Swift Action to Curb, Regulate Energy Speculators, 'Today's Enron Rogues' Santa Monica, CA -- Congress and President Bush must…
Mar 10, 2008Consumer Group, Dep't of Insurance Win Victory to Protect Prop 103, Save Policyholders Billions Santa Monica, CA -- Amendments to California insurance…
Mar 8, 2008LOS ANGELES, CA -- Rejecting a challenge by insurance groups, a Los Angeles judge ruled today that the state insurance commissioner can…
Mar 7, 2008WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill: U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill this week pushed leaders of…
Mar 6, 2008Companies, Governments Accused of Exaggerating Eco-friendliness As interest in green issues reaches a white-hot pitch, government and industry are jumping on the…
Mar 6, 2008Check out this piece at the Campaign Legal Center blog today, about the roadblocks to getting a proposed new Office of Congressional…
Mar 6, 2008The next time someone defends the drug industry by explaining that they would never be able to do the research needed to…
Mar 6, 2008The Low-Cost Auto Insurance program makes a low-cost auto insurance policy available to qualifying, low-income drivers in California.
Mar 5, 2008Don't tell Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger it's better to give than receive. He got the darnedest gifts last year, dozens of them, ranging…
Mar 5, 2008The Fair Political Practices Commission is on a roll. The California ethics board took another aggressive step to curtail abuse of gift-giving…
Mar 4, 2008No matter how high gas prices soar this summer, consumer advocates believe California drivers could save up to a dime per gallon…
Mar 4, 2008U.S. Price Also Near Record; Group Demands Curbs on Speculation, Action on Oil Subsidies Santa Monica, CA -- Spiking gasoline prices are…
Mar 3, 2008The Capitol Morning Report notes thirteen fundraisers are scheduled for tomorrow, a number that someone must have considered an unlucky omen until…
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