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San Jose Mercury News (California) Why does Massachusetts matter? Because both the latest Schwarzenegger proposal, and the alternative favored by Assembly Speaker…
Oct 25, 2007San Jose Mercury News (California) Consumer-rights advocate Carmen Balber warned that homeowners should be vigilant when it comes to properly insuring themselves…
Oct 25, 2007THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (California) Poizner said he does not anticipate there will be requests for rate increases as a result of…
Oct 25, 2007Mobile units set up in affected areas. A top state official predicts 'hundreds of millions of dollars' in damage.Los Angeles Times The…
Oct 25, 2007State works to protect consumers from having health coverage pulledTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (California) At least one consumer group is concerned the…
Oct 25, 2007Rules would have firms check applicants' fitness before issuing policies.Los Angeles Times The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights had petitioned the…
Oct 25, 2007State agencies lay out regulations to halt cancellation of policies retroactively.Sacramento Bee (California) But one group criticized the proposal, saying the plan…
Oct 24, 2007Rules Compound Problems With Governor's Mandatory Health Insurance Plan
Oct 23, 2007Consumers could get stiffed on reimbursement for razed homes, and even get dropped by their insurance companies, consumer advocates warn.CNNMoney.com Experts like…
Oct 23, 2007Voters approved the money in 2005 to modernize existing L.A. Unified campusesLos Angeles Times Van Ginkel added that the bond's wording allows…
Oct 23, 2007While customer satisfaction is a factor in picking a doctor, some consumer advocates say it falls short. "The fact that a doctor…
Oct 22, 2007San Francisco Business Times John M. Simpson, stem cell project director for the watchdog Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said that…
Oct 22, 2007San Jose Mercury News (California) "I see privatization happening right now," said John M. Simpson, consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Oct 22, 2007South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) Devices that shortchange customers are taken out of service until they are fixed and reinspected. Pumps that…
Oct 21, 2007Inside Bay Area (California) Prop. 103 is "all about giving drivers a fair shake," said Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation…
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