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Documents Show Consumers Need Better Regulation of Insurance Industry; California Rate Cut Shows the Way Santa Monica, CA -- Allstate, the…
Apr 7, 2008After causing an uproar online, "Sam Scoop" pulled his (or her) anti-Greg Pettis Web site. The controversial site came down Wednesday after…
Apr 7, 2008A lot of drivers probably thought they were finally getting a break when then-California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced in 2005 that…
Apr 6, 2008LOS ANGELES, CA -- A state appellate panel has rejected a consumer lawsuit that accuses state regulators of shirking their statutory duty…
Apr 4, 2008United States Senator Ted Kennedy, one of the nation's longest and hardest-fighting advocates to provide health care everyone and patient rights, hired…
Apr 4, 2008Has then California stem cell agency finally learned the value of good relations with the State Legislature? Maybe so.
Apr 3, 2008Unanimous Vote Comes After Consumer Watchdog Testimony in Support Of Bill Sacramento, CA -- The California Senate Health Committee today unanimously approved…
Apr 3, 2008No one knows more about the state of medical care in America than the people delivering it. That's what gives extra punch…
Apr 3, 2008Growing demand and curbs on U.S. drilling are among reasons they cite for record highs at the pump. WASHINGTON DC -- Executives…
Apr 2, 2008Company 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…
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