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Capitol Weekly (California) Vargas' job change drew a critical response from Doug Heller, the executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Dec 6, 2006Agency with bucks still has some blindersThe Sacramento Bee (California) The institute has made some good progress this year, including adoption of…
Dec 6, 2006Many Bay Area Assembly members who gave big bucks to Dems get choice assignmentsThe San Francisco Chronicle "These are all races where…
Dec 4, 2006East Bay Business Times (California) John Simpson, the stem cell project director for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights who is…
Dec 4, 2006Aides say governor may ask employers to shoulder worker coverage, but is seeking other ideas.The Sacramento Bee (California) Consumer advocates just as…
Dec 3, 2006The Daily News of Los Angeles Santa Monica-based activist group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights suggests the government regulate the health…
Dec 3, 2006The San Jose Mercury News (California) If pro-business Democrats stand in the way of pro-consumer legislation, Democrats won't be distinguishable from Republicans,…
Dec 2, 2006PLAN TO KEEP WALL ST. IN THE MONEYThe New York Post To prevent stock manipulation that harms investors, the panel wants enforcement…
Dec 1, 2006The San Jose Mercury News (California) Proposition backers spent more than $40 million during the 2004 campaign that included television advertisements featuring…
Dec 1, 2006Panel's Business Ties Spark OutcryThe Washington Post Consumer advocates seized on the issue to question the study's conclusions and the motives of…
Dec 1, 2006The San Francisco Examiner In February, the stem cell agency is expected to announce the grant recipients, but who applied will remain…
Nov 29, 2006
Rules would give state bang for stem cell bucksSilicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (California) John Simpson, the stem cell project director for…
Nov 27, 2006Associated Press Skeptics like U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., got more vocal. They began to suspect that Shell wanted to shut the…
Nov 26, 2006The Los Angeles Times Insurers are increasingly adopting a "take-it-or-leave-it strategy," said Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Nov 23, 2006Officeholder account can pay for parties or bonuses for his staff.The Sacramento Bee (California) Carmen Balber, an advocate with the Santa Monica-based…
Nov 23, 2006Critic calls it slush fundAssociated Press A critic of Schwarzenegger's fundraising said the money also could be used to pay for lavish…
Nov 22, 2006Associated Press A spokeswoman for one watchdog group questioned whether the arrangement was legal, since the source of the funds could be…
Nov 17, 2006