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Lawmakers now can hijack measures with impunityTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "It's one of the most pernicious practices in the Capitol because the…
Aug 31, 2006The Los Angeles Times AT&T and Verizon lobbied heavily for the measure, AB 2987. AT&T spent nearly $18 million in lobbying efforts…
Aug 31, 2006The Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, estimates the two phone companies and their…
Aug 31, 2006Contra Costa Times (California) Weakened regulations will eliminate the Public Utility Commission's ability to require the phone companies to offer services in…
Aug 31, 2006As legislators vote on hundreds of bills before their session ends, special interests affected by the measures donate thousands of dollars.The Los…
Aug 31, 2006Reuters Newswires The report from the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights also showed that profit margins were much larger for multinational…
Aug 31, 2006
Half-million-dollar contribution from developers came after Senate leader pulled flood-plain legislationOakland Tribune The busy political time has been punctuated not only by…
Aug 31, 2006Campaign Finance Reform InitiativeKGO-TV ABC - San Francisco, CA Check out this Web video shot by the Yes on 89 campaign. It…
Aug 30, 2006Legislators accept promises instead of cash, confounding watchdogs who want to know who is trying to influence bills as the session winds…
Aug 30, 2006The Daily News of Los Angeles Perhaps the politicians earnestly believe that their positions of power have nothing to do with the…
Aug 29, 2006UPI - United Press International The goal of the game is to get 20-somethings, who have the highest rate of uninsurance in…
Aug 29, 2006One state decides to pursue the gas-pumping problem after an inquiry by The Star finds it's costing consumers $2.3 billion a year.The…
Aug 29, 2006Creating statewide franchises would shake up telecom worldTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Another byproduct of more companies jumping into the video service fray…
Aug 28, 2006Associated Press Under the measure, "the billions of dollars now wasted on insurance middlemen, CEO pay, record corporate profits, overhead and advertising…
Aug 28, 2006The Kansas City Star The energy industry has repeatedly blocked efforts in America to install retail fuel dispensers that automatically adjust for…
Aug 28, 2006Del Mar Fair Board a prized assignmentThe San Diego Union Tribune At least 13 of Schwarzenegger's appointees, their spouses and their companies…
Aug 28, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says sky-high title and escrow fees,…
Aug 27, 2006