Money finally flowing at California stem cell agency
The San Jose Mercury News (California) Proposition backers spent more than $40 million during the 2004 campaign that included television advertisements featuring…
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The San Jose Mercury News (California) Proposition backers spent more than $40 million during the 2004 campaign that included television advertisements featuring…
Dec 1, 2006Panel's Business Ties Spark OutcryThe Washington Post Consumer advocates seized on the issue to question the study's conclusions and the motives of…
Dec 1, 2006The San Francisco Examiner In February, the stem cell agency is expected to announce the grant recipients, but who applied will remain…
Nov 29, 2006Rules would give state bang for stem cell bucksSilicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (California) John Simpson, the stem cell project director for…
Nov 27, 2006Associated Press Skeptics like U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., got more vocal. They began to suspect that Shell wanted to shut the…
Nov 26, 2006The Los Angeles Times Insurers are increasingly adopting a "take-it-or-leave-it strategy," said Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Nov 23, 2006Officeholder account can pay for parties or bonuses for his staff.The Sacramento Bee (California) Carmen Balber, an advocate with the Santa Monica-based…
Nov 23, 2006Critic calls it slush fundAssociated Press A critic of Schwarzenegger's fundraising said the money also could be used to pay for lavish…
Nov 22, 2006Assembly Speaker Carried Cable Deregulation Bill for AT&T As Company Raised Money For Party
Nov 20, 2006Arnold has formed a fundraising committee for what he calls his "first and only...
Nov 18, 2006Associated Press A spokeswoman for one watchdog group questioned whether the arrangement was legal, since the source of the funds could be…
Nov 17, 2006School district complaints point to a Villaraigosa committee, which may allow donors to circumvent contribution limits.The Los Angeles Times The mayor could…
Nov 17, 2006Managing Care for the Poor, They Prosper by Cutting Beleaguered States' CostsThe Wall Street Journal Are Medicaid HMOs slashing necessary care to…
Nov 15, 2006A state agency plans a move that would make it harder for insurers to drop sick policyholders.The Los Angeles Times Randolph disclosed…
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