Energy
Pump prices flirt with $3;
Sacramento area sees jump of 35 cents a gallon in last month.Sacramento Bee The power outage explanation drew scoffs from the Foundation…
Mar 9, 2007Consumer Watchdog
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Energy
Cash Question Still Looms Over Exxon Mobil
Oil Daily One group -- the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights -- recently attacked Exxon, saying the company continues to hoard…
Mar 9, 2007
Energy
Refinery profit margins double in West;
It's one reason price of gas in state is up 44 cents since Feb. 1THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Consumer advocates call many…
Mar 9, 2007
Insurance
How BP scouted about for a PR counterattack
THE FINANCIAL TIMES BP is not alone in an industry known for extensive government lobbying, but its efforts offer an insight into…
Mar 8, 2007Insurance Mandate With No Cost Controls Is Undue Burden On Patients;
Mass.-Approved Health Plans Unaffordable At Up to 30% of Income
Mar 8, 2007
Energy
Gas Prices Rise More Than 30 Cents in One Month
CSNews.com FTCR has actively spoken out against the gasoline marketplace on the West Coast before. A 46 cent price gap between the…
Mar 8, 2007
Energy
California watchdog group cries foul on big oil
Land Line Magazine In addition to the request for an investigation by the California Attorney General, FTCR is also calling on U.S.…
Mar 7, 2007
Privacy
Early presidential primary on governor’s desk;
CRITICS SEE CHALLENGE TO TERM LIMITS AS HIDDEN MOTIVE BEHIND DATE CHANGEThe San Jose Mercury News (California) "This is so blatantly geared…
Mar 7, 2007Schwarzenegger Must Veto $90 Mil Extra Election As Taxpayer Boondoggle;
Early Presidential Primary Should Be Paired With State Races Says FTCR
Mar 7, 2007
Energy
Hot gas costs California drivers;
Fuel expands in heat, but special pumps could compensate for temperature swingsTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Consumer advocate Jamie Court on Monday called…
Mar 6, 2007
Privacy
SEIU, nursing home operators agree to Washington pact
Associated Press But there are critics of the pact, who say it goes much further than it should. "This a terrible abrogation…
Mar 6, 2007
Energy
Group wants AG to probe gas pumps, saying consumers are gouged
The Contra Costa Times (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said motorists in warm-weather states such as California can be…
Mar 6, 2007Oil Giants Succumb to Raccoon and Possum;
Group Pleads With LA Motorists Not to Blame Wildlife for 7-Cent a Gallon Price Spike
Mar 6, 2007
Energy
A BEATING AT THE PUMP;
DRIVERS DIG DEEPER AS PRICES RISEModesto Bee One consumer advocacy group, Santa Monica's Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, called this week…
Mar 5, 2007
Privacy
As WARF Updates Embryonic Stem Cell Policy To Ease License Requirements, IP Row Unfolds
BioTech Transfer Week On the same day that WARF issued its statement on policy changes, the Foundation for Taxpayer Consumer Rights, a…
Mar 5, 2007
Privacy
Union, nursing home alliance team up;
Agreement's details kept secret amid $60 million lobbying push - Draft of pact calls for no strikes, industry to allow labor organizingThe…
Mar 5, 2007Hot Fuel Solution Derailed By Oil Companies;
FTCR Calls On Attorney General, Boxer To Force Sale Of Temperature-Adjusted Gasoline Pump In California
Mar 5, 2007
Energy
Debut of fix for ‘hot fuel’ on hold:
A company backs off plans to sell retail pumps that would solve the problem in California.The Kansas City Star (Missouri) "Now that…
Mar 4, 2007