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Associated Press The database set up to provide a window into how California spends billions of taxpayer dollars is badly flawed. The…
Apr 13, 2007A national symbol of environmentalism, he has skeptics at home.Los Angeles Times Schwarzenegger killed another bill last year that would have made…
Apr 13, 2007Some lawmakers and consumer advocates are supporting a new effort to regulate insurance rates in California.Los Angeles Times The foundation (FTCR), one…
Apr 12, 2007PROPOSAL TO HAVE STATE SET RATES FACES TOUGH GOINGThe San Jose Mercury News (California) Jerry Flanagan, the health care policy director for…
Apr 12, 2007UPI - United Press International The wireless industry is making money from a program that lets cell phone users donate to the…
Apr 11, 2007TECHNOLOGY DAILY The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights thinks a new program that lets people text-message donations to the American Red…
Apr 11, 2007THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE This sentiment was echoed by Carmen Balber, a spokeswoman for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in…
Apr 11, 2007The secret deal worked out between SEIU bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out strike, or…
Apr 11, 2007A decision by the US patent office offers encouragement to small-scale research unitsThe Australian (Australia) As the WARF challenge shows, it's far…
Apr 11, 2007Elephants are also on radar of Lloyd Levine, who wants to 'do big things'Sacramento Bee (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Apr 9, 2007Managed Care Law Weekly "Out of 90 cases reviewed to determine whether Blue Cross abided by state law, Blue Cross struck out…
Apr 9, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) The Stanford deal was controversial from the start, but one aspect recently captured headlines. The San Jose Mercury News…
Apr 9, 2007Health Insurance Law Weekly "We can only imagine that the Board is considering an HDHP exemption in response to criticism that health…
Apr 8, 2007Foundation skirts gift limits, critics sayThe San Diego Union-Tribune One watchdog group has demanded that Kehoe and Levine disclose details of the…
Apr 6, 2007Expense-paid Japan travel for lawmakers, regulators bothers consumer advocatesSacramento Bee (California) "It was with great concern that we learned of your participation…
Apr 5, 2007Los Angeles Daily Journal Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights was not surprised. "Generally, plans get caught red-handed,…
Apr 5, 2007
Patent ruling could remove chill on researchSacramento Bee (California) Nonprofits such as the Public Patent Foundation and the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Apr 5, 2007BIOWORLD Today Dated March 30, the PTO's preliminary decision became known Tuesday. WARF has two months to appeal the finding that favors…
Apr 4, 2007