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The San Francisco Chronicle Zach Hall, 69, brought both vision and pragmatism to the fledgling California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). On…
Dec 12, 2006Oversight is all too often an oversightThe Kansas City Star Insurance companies have far deeper pockets, and far greater political pull, than…
Dec 12, 2006Financial connection to Greenberg organization citedNational Underwriter - Property & Casualty/Risk & Benefits Management Edition A California consumer group has criticized former…
Dec 11, 2006Ex-assemblyman's reversal draws fireThe San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Some consumer advocates are outraged, saying the job is a payoff for Vargas' friendly…
Dec 8, 2006The San Jose Mercury News (California) Vargas, who left office last month, headed the Assembly Insurance Committee for the past four years,…
Dec 8, 2006State institute would see a share of their profitsThe San Francisco Chronicle John Simpson, stem cell project director for the Capitol Foundation…
Dec 8, 2006The Los Angeles Times John Simpson of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights praised Hall for his "tremendous contribution,"…
Dec 8, 2006Former Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Took Lucrative Job With Industry
Dec 7, 200610-year spending strategy likely to get board approval.The Sacramento Bee (California) Watchdog groups say the plan offers a refreshingly sober contrast to…
Dec 7, 2006Capitol Weekly (California) Vargas' job change drew a critical response from Doug Heller, the executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Dec 6, 2006Agency with bucks still has some blindersThe Sacramento Bee (California) The institute has made some good progress this year, including adoption of…
Dec 6, 2006Many Bay Area Assembly members who gave big bucks to Dems get choice assignmentsThe San Francisco Chronicle "These are all races where…
Dec 4, 2006East Bay Business Times (California) John Simpson, the stem cell project director for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights who is…
Dec 4, 2006Aides say governor may ask employers to shoulder worker coverage, but is seeking other ideas.The Sacramento Bee (California) Consumer advocates just as…
Dec 3, 2006The Daily News of Los Angeles Santa Monica-based activist group Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights suggests the government regulate the health…
Dec 3, 2006The San Jose Mercury News (California) If pro-business Democrats stand in the way of pro-consumer legislation, Democrats won't be distinguishable from Republicans,…
Dec 2, 2006PLAN TO KEEP WALL ST. IN THE MONEYThe New York Post To prevent stock manipulation that harms investors, the panel wants enforcement…
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