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San 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…
Oct 21, 2007The Kansas City Star (Missouri) Industry critics say that refinery capacity over the years has not kept up with demand, and that…
Oct 20, 2007All Presidential Candidates Should Return Oil Industry's "Dirty Money," Says Watchdog Group
Oct 19, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) One consumer group criticized the report, calling it shallow and incomplete. Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Oct 19, 2007The San Francisco Chronicle Jerry Flanagan, health advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, was astounded that the report card…
Oct 19, 2007Many Californians in the plans are not getting adequate screening to detect diseases such as cancer, state report says.Los Angeles Times Jerry…
Oct 19, 2007St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) Oil industry critics say that refiner manipulation is to blame. "These companies control the maintenance, the output,…
Oct 18, 2007I recounted yesterday how big business made out like bandits this year when the dust cleared on the governor's bill signings, but…
Oct 17, 2007Just because Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law AB118, an oil-friendly bill disguised as...
Oct 17, 2007The Oakland Tribune (California) Hofmeister acknowledged that the price charged by oil companies such as Shell to retailers would ultimately figure into…
Oct 17, 2007Oil Companies' Claim That Crude Oil Costs Drive Gasoline Price Makes No Sense With Today's Barrel Prices Up More Than 40% Over…
Oct 16, 2007At the end of his first "post-partisan" year, Arnold Schwarzenegger stuck to a lot of his old guns as far as campaign…
Oct 16, 2007Link to hospitals with stake in health reform criticized.Sacramento Bee (California) Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Oct 16, 2007Registration costs will increase $3 per year. Schwarzenegger also puts his signature on a bill banning the use of phthalates in some…
Oct 15, 2007A rumor briefly swirled yesterday that Gov. Schwarzenegger would veto a deceptive "biofuel development" bill pushed with the full force of Assembly…
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