Consumer Groups Will Continue To Press Stem Cell Patent Challenge
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Two consumer groups said today that they will continue their challenge of three overreaching patents on human stem…
Feb 28, 2008Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Mandate not so mandatory
Interesting op-ed in the LA Times yesterday from one of the architects of the Clinton and Obama health plans. Jacob Hacker, a…
Feb 27, 2008
Privacy
Stem Cell Forum Attracts International Field, Shows State’s Influence
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- In an indication of California's growing influence in regenerative science circles, according to state officials, 21 stem cell…
Feb 26, 2008
Insurance
States Draw Fire for Pitching Citizens On Private Long-Term Care Insurance
Last year, six million letters bearing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's name and official state seal went out to Californians. The missives, sent by…
Feb 26, 2008
Insurance
Speaker Race Is a Capitol Brawl
With Fabian Núñez termed out, 10 Democrats are politicking for the Assembly's biggest prize The prize is a $17,500 pay increase, a…
Feb 25, 2008
Insurance
Poizner’s Businesslike Style Pays Political Dividends
STATE INSURANCE CZAR MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2010 SACRAMENTO, CA -- Some kids dream of being a firefighter or an astronaut…
Feb 25, 2008
Privacy
Stem Cell Agency Might Offer Loans
A taxpayer-funded program capable of lending money to cash-starved California biotechnology companies has caught the attention of local stem cell industry executives…
Feb 25, 2008
Energy
Speculation Helping Keep Price of Oil Stratospheric
As the price of oil jumped above $100 per barrel last week, pundits were falling over themselves to come up with explanations…
Feb 24, 2008
Privacy
Bill Takes Aim at CIRM Governance, Stem Cell Research Payback
California Sen. Sheila Kuehl introduced a bill Friday to study the structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- the agency…
Feb 22, 2008Consumer Group Welcomes Introduction of Stem Cell Agency Oversight Bill
SANTA MONICA, CA -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today welcomed the introduction of a bill in the California…
Feb 22, 2008Consumer Victory as National ‘Hot Fuel’ Lawsuit Moves Forward on All Counts
Federal District Judge in Kansas City Refuses to Dismiss Suit Against Petroleum Marketers Alleging Deceptive Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Santa Monica,…
Feb 21, 2008
Energy
Oil Gushes Past $100
The price of crude rises $4.51 to a closing record of $100.01 as commodities rally The petroleum world produced a record Tuesday,…
Feb 20, 2008
Privacy
Do as I say…
California's state legislative analyst just announced that the projected budget deficit has jumped another $1.5 billion to $16 billion for 2008-09. Luckily...
Feb 20, 2008
Energy
Oil Price Tops $100, Increasing Concerns
Higher costs feared for gas, other goods The price of crude oil closed above $100 a barrel for the first time yesterday,…
Feb 20, 2008
Insurance
Insurers Attack Auto Insurance Regulation in Georgia
Here's a dog bites man story: The insurance industry wants to deregulate auto insurance premiums in Georgia. Our friends at Georgia Watch…
Feb 19, 2008
Insurance
Race, age, gender mean less compensation for injured workers
Dean Calbreath in the San Diego Union-Tribune shines a spotlight today on the overt discrimination...
Feb 19, 2008
Insurance
Independent Insurer Health Net Grows By Staying Small
It seemed inevitable only two years ago that Health Net Inc. would meet the same fate as California's other publicly held health…
Feb 18, 2008
Insurance
More costs for low-income patients in Mass.
More costs – for the individuals who can least afford it – are creeping into the Massachusetts mandatory health insurance plan. If…
Feb 17, 2008