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It's official - the poorest Massachusetts consumers will pick up the slack for cost increases under the state's mandatory health insurance program.…
Mar 20, 2008No, we don't mean marijuana on the street, but the brand-name drugs that are so profitable to the pharmaceutical industry. We found…
Mar 20, 2008There’s a slew of stories today about the biggest campaign fine in FPPC history: a $350K fine issued to State Senator Carole…
Mar 19, 2008Two of the state's biggest auto insurance companies have reduced their charges to customers under provisions of Proposition 103, a voter initiative…
Mar 19, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- By agreeing to carry a bill that would slightly raise a document fee that car buyers pay, Assemblyman Mark…
Mar 19, 2008Nearly 2 million Allstate Auto Insurance customers will see their rates drop nearly 16 percent in April under a recent order by…
Mar 19, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said Allstate must slash its automobile insurance rates nearly 16%, an average savings per…
Mar 19, 2008Allstate Corp., which covers about 1 of every 10 insured cars in California, has been ordered to cut its automobile rates by…
Mar 19, 2008Here's good financial news for folks at a time when it seems like the economic sky is falling: Allstate has to lower…
Mar 19, 2008LOS ANGELES, CA -- Reeling from public outrage and lawsuits over the practice of canceling policyholders' medical coverage after they fall ill,…
Mar 18, 2008Insurance Commissioner Orders Allstate to Lower Rates by 15.9% Under Prop. 103 Santa Monica, CA -- California drivers with Allstate auto…
Mar 18, 2008Allstate Insurance auto insurance policyholders could see their yearly premiums cut by an average of $133 a year per vehicle as a…
Mar 18, 2008Senator Calderon's response in the Whittier Daily News to our request.
Mar 18, 2008ECONOMY IN CRISIS - Institutions put their funds in oil - Safer than greenbacks or stocks For once, you can't blame high…
Mar 18, 2008Like other top hospitals in LA, UCLA Medical Center has heavy physical security to keep the papparazi and other riff-raff away from…
Mar 17, 2008Sometimes I have to shake my head in amazement at the audacity of things that politicians do. No, not good old Client…
Mar 17, 2008California's Record Pump Price is $3.634, Usual Leader Hawaii Drops to $3.62 -- Group Praises Hawaii Effort to Expose Profits Santa Monica,…
Mar 17, 2008AT&T's Ban on Class Actions is Unlawful, Customers Argue Santa Monica, CA -- Cell phone customers who sued AT&T and Cingular over…
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