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When gasoline gets hot, it expands. But U.S. fuel pumps don't account for the bigger volume, and it's costing American consumers about…
Aug 27, 2006Inside Bay Area (California) "The cloud of industry influence over our elected officials in this debate is just as thick as it…
Aug 27, 2006Santa Barbara News-Press (California) "The companies demand whatever is possible at the pump, no matter what the actual production and distribution costs…
Aug 27, 2006Sacramento Bee Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, said the building industry has become increasingly powerful since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took office. "Let me…
Aug 25, 2006Sacramento Bee Rebuilding California, a campaign committee founded by Don Perata to promote housing, transportation and flood control, received a $500,000 donation…
Aug 25, 2006$400,000+ From Insurers That Have Mastered Pay-to-Play in Capitol; Prop 89 Will Stop Political Corruption, End Special Interest Dominance
Aug 25, 2006Breakthrough in stem-cell engineering may weaken group's lock on research.Sacramento Bee Last month, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Santa…
Aug 25, 2006The Los Angeles Times "He (Arnold) is telling everyone to 'hold your breath and trust me,' " said Doug Heller, executive director…
Aug 24, 2006Impact of new stem cell extraction on WARF patents remains unclearWisconsin Technology Network If the WARF patents are upheld, would the organization…
Aug 24, 2006THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Doug Heller with FTCR said that with more than 1,700 pieces of legislation pending -- affecting everything from…
Aug 23, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Yet while some analysts and consumer watchdog groups speculate that more price cuts at the pump are likely…
Aug 23, 2006Austin American-Statesman (Texas) ArnoldWatch, a project of California's nonpartisan Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says Schwarzenegger has corralled more than $97…
Aug 23, 2006PR Newswire US Put the oil companies front and center in your advertising, instead of hiding behind front people and concealing the…
Aug 22, 2006Financial ties of grant reviewers for California stem cell institute kept confidentialThe Scientist John Simpson, stem cell project director for the Foundation…
Aug 22, 2006Insurance: Emphasizing Driving Records Over Zip Codes Will Cost Certain People Money, Experts Say.The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) "If you are on…
Aug 21, 2006Under pressure, the auto insurer agrees to comply with new pricing criteria and also will reduce fees.The Los Angeles Times State Farm's…
Aug 18, 2006Former attorney general John Van de Kamp says Santa Monica is trashing its anti-corruption billLos Angeles City Beat "They basically trashed Proposition…
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