California Senate Health Committee Approves Stem Cell Oversight Legislation
Unanimous Vote Comes After Consumer Watchdog Testimony in Support Of Bill Sacramento, CA -- The California Senate Health Committee today unanimously approved…
Apr 3, 2008Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Doctors Sick of Insurance
No one knows more about the state of medical care in America than the people delivering it. That's what gives extra punch…
Apr 3, 2008
Energy
Oil Firms Aren’t to Blame for Prices, Execs Tell House Panel
Growing demand and curbs on U.S. drilling are among reasons they cite for record highs at the pump. WASHINGTON DC -- Executives…
Apr 2, 2008
Energy
Congress Grills Top Oil Execs On Profits
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, 2008
Healthcare
Nursing Home Lobbyist Quits After He Predicts SEIU Powerplay
On 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, 2008Consumer Advocate Testifies In Support of Stem Cell Oversight Legislation
Sacramento, CA -- In testimony to be delivered today before the Senate Health Committee, Consumer Watchdog (formerly The Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Apr 2, 2008
Insurance
Paulson’s plan to deregulate insurance companies
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s proposal for a newly created federal insurance regulator, and the...
Apr 2, 2008
In The News
Arnold’s fake green glow
Here'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, 2008
Privacy
The End Of Class-Action Lawsuits?
Can companies grant themselves a "get out of jail free" card when you sign their contracts? A lawsuit filed in Seattle against…
Apr 1, 2008State Ethics Board To Investigate Assembly Speaker for $270K in Possible Campaign Violations
Investigation Responds to Consumer Watchdog’s Complaint That Núñez Used Nonprofit to Illegally Fundraise and Pay for Political Events
Apr 1, 2008
Energy
Regular Gas Tops $3.18 a Gallon in State, Breaks Record Set in May 2007
Arkansas' average price for a gallon of regular gasoline this weekend broke the record of $3.18 set in May at the same…
Apr 1, 2008
Privacy
FPPC Investigates Fundraising by Assembly Speaker for ‘Charity’
SACRAMENTO, CA -- California's political ethics commission is investigating whether Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez violated campaign contribution limits by soliciting more than…
Apr 1, 2008
Insurance
Still in Verizon customer service hell
I reported last week on my efforts to receive a promised television set for signing up with Verizon's FiOS Triple Freedom plan. …
Mar 31, 2008
Insurance
AT&T Mobility, VZW, Sprint Nextel Targeted in Gambling Class Action
Legal Action Targets Text Messages Tied to TV Programs The nation's three largest wireless carriers have been hit with class action lawsuits…
Mar 31, 2008Gasoline Prices Hit Records in U.S., 17 States; Congress Prepares to Question Oil Execs
Group Calls for Passage of Stalled Renewable Energy Bill, Oversight of Trading Markets Gasoline pumps prices rose to yet another record today…
Mar 31, 2008
Insurance
First, Self-Control. Then, Debt Control.
If you have gotten in over your head in credit card debt, you are in good company. The Federal Reserve says Americans…
Mar 29, 2008
Privacy
Ex-lawmaker Embraces New Role As Campaign Watchdog
SACRAMENTO, CA -- Some elected officials might have thought they'd have a friend atop the state's campaign watchdog agency when Gov. Arnold…
Mar 29, 2008
Privacy
Arnold on toll road: “I’ll be back!”
When I saw that the Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors PAC added another $10K last week to the $367,300 that they've already…
Mar 28, 2008