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The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) "It certainly isn't fair for these insurers to be dumping these last-minute requirements on homeowners," said Carmen Balber…
May 24, 2007Hearings are ordered that could lead to refunds to homeowners. The company says its rates are fair.Los Angeles Times Douglas Heller, executive…
May 24, 2007Associated Press Allstate was also criticized Wednesday by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which said the company has been overcharging…
May 24, 2007The Daily News of Los Angeles Over the course of the next year, customers of other companies will see the changes, said…
May 23, 2007San Jose Mercury News (California) Some critics of Stanford's ties to Exxon Mobil said that while they applaud the school's move, it…
May 22, 2007Phoenix Business Journal (Arizona) The Foundation for Taxpayers & Consumer Rights, a consumer watchdog group, wants California to treat gasoline like a…
May 21, 2007Associated Press The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups that accuse the companies of trying to cut risk at the expense…
May 21, 2007As In Electricity Crisis, Close Oversight of Gasoline Producers Will Stabilize Price, Though More Is Needed
May 18, 2007Los Angeles Daily Journal Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said, "Blue Cross is now agreeing to live…
May 17, 2007State high court declines to review previous rulingThe San Diego Union-Tribune Taxpayer advocates, who monitored and critiqued the institute for the past…
May 17, 2007City News Service (Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney turned down the proposed deal on Tuesday in part…
May 17, 2007Los Angeles Times The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights also called on the regents to prohibit the British oil…
May 17, 2007Los Angeles Times "Four million people in a bulk purchasing pool isn't going to drive down premiums," said Jamie Court, president of…
May 16, 2007Oakland Tribune (California) The news that AAA is calling for an investigation is significant, said Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for…
May 16, 2007PROPOSED FEE WORRIES BUSINESSESSan Jose Mercury News (California) For example, the Democrats assume it would cost $224 a month to insure a…
May 16, 2007Prop 103-style Regulation of Health Insurance Will Be Debated in Legislature on Wednesday.
May 15, 2007Dow Jones Energy Service Berkeley must not become "a green wash for one of the world's largest oil companies," said a letter…
May 14, 2007