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Local institutes would share research facilitySan Diego Union-Tribune 'I don't know why the consortium emerged or how they did it, but the…
Jun 20, 2007More state inspections reduce consumer rip-offsThe Detroit News (Michigan) Consumer advocates, however, question if that resolve will hold up as more high-profile…
Jun 18, 2007A tape and two 911 calls cast light on a case that might've been ignored.Los Angeles Times "The incident embodies the frustration…
Jun 15, 2007SEIU members in Northern California challenge the national boss over his collaboration with employersSF Weekly (California) Jaime Court president of the Foundation…
Jun 13, 2007Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) "One of the chief reasons for health corporations or insurance companies to advertise is to cherry pick the market,"…
Jun 10, 2007Associated Press "Particularly with lawmakers like Senator Migden, who has had several claims, I wonder if taxpayers should be picking up the…
Jun 9, 2007Group Urges Honest Measurement of Gasoline to Stop $1.5 Billion Ripoff
Jun 8, 2007THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (California) So would a ballot initiative work? It wouldn't be easy. "Insurers would spend hundreds of millions of…
Jun 8, 2007Capitol Weekly (Sacramento, CA) SB 771 is similar to a legislation carried last year by termed out Senator Debra Ortiz, said John…
Jun 8, 2007Last month's record was 19 cents higherThe San Diego Union-Tribune "The fact that we can consider a sigh of relief (at current…
Jun 6, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based foundation, is not optimistic that AB 1554 will become law. A similar…
Jun 4, 2007The firm plans to invest $1 billion in its plant in Wilmington to boost production for the state and reduce downtime.Los Angeles…
Jun 4, 2007CNN-TV - AMERICAN MORNING 6:00 AM EST Some southern California residents are finding that insurance companies consider them too hot to handle.…
Jun 4, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said Schwarzenegger has not focused…
Jun 3, 2007Through the glass ceiling -- Charisma, tenacity push Angela Braly to helm of largest U.S. commercial insurerIndianapolis Star Jerry Flanagan, health-care policy…
Jun 3, 2007Cash-strapped consumers can end up forgoing needed medical treatment or falling into debt. Los Angeles Times The point of insurance is to…
Jun 3, 2007The Hill - Congress Blog Shareholders of the world's most environmentally unfriendly oil company have now put renewable energy and global warming…
Jun 2, 2007