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Former customers of AT&T Wireless say service quality fell after the Cingular merger.Tulsa World (Oklahoma) Harvey Rosenfield, who is co-counsel for the…
Mar 3, 2007After national outbreaks of E. coli tied to the California spinach and lettuce industry, one might assume that California's Fitness Guru-in-chief would…
Mar 2, 2007Group Calls on Speaker Nuñez to Fix Video Franchise Law After PUC Rejects Oversight Role, Consumer Protections
Mar 1, 2007Sacramento Bee (California) Yet California prices have risen more quickly than in the rest of the country. The traditional "spread" of 20…
Feb 28, 2007Institute will comply on all but one requestThe San Diego Union-Tribune "It's hard for me to determine whether this is the auditors…
Feb 28, 2007CSNews.com The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said there is no credible reason for the large and widening disparity, and called…
Feb 28, 2007Union of Concerned Scientists
Feb 27, 2007Pasadena Star-News (California) The act, once known as Measure B, was approved by voters in 2001 by a 60 percent margin. In…
Feb 27, 2007California's average is almost 36 cents higher year over year. Refinery problems are blamed.The Los Angeles Times The gap between the California…
Feb 27, 2007During his news conference at the National Press Club (get webcast here) in Washington Monday, the Gov fielded lots of softballs from…
Feb 27, 2007It Is 'Political Malpractice' If Congress, State Fail to Act, Say Consumer Advocates
Feb 26, 2007Stem Cell Week The Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) praised provisions in new international stem cell research guidelines issued recently…
Feb 26, 2007The FAH joins the throng offering proposals to solve the uninsured crisis, but some say their plan lacks a key element.Modern Healthcare…
Feb 26, 2007The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) "WellPoint is willing to pay big to keep its name out of the headlines rather than fix internal…
Feb 25, 2007FIRMS DOING BUSINESS WITH INSTITUTE SHOULD PAY MOREThe San Jose Mercury News (California) John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Feb 23, 2007Senate panel eyes conditional grantsThe San Diego Union-Tribune "In case of unreasonable pricing by drug companies the state needs to have march-in…
Feb 23, 2007Ventura County Star (California) Carmen Balber, with the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights: "The governor, who promised to clean up Sacramento,…
Feb 23, 2007Marketplace Money (American Public Media) JERRY FLANAGAN (HEALTH POLICY SPECIALIST, FTCR): If you get that mailer in the mail and it says…
Feb 23, 2007