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Audit confirms PUC's faulty systemInside Bay Area (California) The controllers audit of debt collection raises serious questions about the commissions management, said…
Aug 22, 2007Aetna, WellPoint, Others Roll Out Policies That Cater to People Who Lack Employer Coverage; Stripping Out Maternity Care Health insurers are targeting…
Aug 21, 2007Allstate Insurance Company will not be allowed to hide trial exhibits that include the company's pay-out procedures for Hurricane Katrina claims thanks,…
Aug 20, 2007When Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed former California Air Resources Board director Mary Nichols last month to head the same agency in his administration,…
Aug 20, 2007Kim Fletcher, a $110,600 donor who was appointed to a seat on the Del Mar Fair Board by the governor last month,…
Aug 20, 2007Payback rate raised to 25 percent for allSan Francisco Business Times John Simpson, stem cell project director for the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Aug 20, 2007The North County Times (Del Mar/San Diego, CA) It wasn't any recent appointments that caught the attention of the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Aug 18, 2007Judge sees no trade secrets in materialTimes-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) Vance also ruled Thursday that two national consumer groups, the California group…
Aug 18, 2007Business interests, liberal groups gearing up for dueling initiatives An Intel Corp. executive chairs Sullivan's group, and trial lawyers and their close…
Aug 17, 2007Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones, CEO of LiveFuels Inc., was one of the first contributors to Schwarzenegger's recall campaign, as well as being the head…
Aug 16, 2007Intel-Backed Ballot Measure Would Limit Class Action Lawsuits to End Racial and Other Discrimination
Aug 16, 200718 percent fall in gas price over past 3 months giving motorists a breakThe San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Charles Langley, who oversees…
Aug 16, 2007The Los Angeles Times The insurance industry, meanwhile, has responded to recent reform efforts by becoming even more organized. Consumer advocates say…
Aug 15, 2007Insurer wants to seal storm claims manualTimes-Picayune (New Orleans) The California insurance group the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, and the…
Aug 14, 2007Associated Press A consumer watchdog group spoke against Dynes' effort to straighten ties with industry, saying this results in the commercialization of…
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