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Sacramento Bee Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, said the building industry has become increasingly powerful since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took office. "Let me…
Aug 25, 2006Sacramento Bee Rebuilding California, a campaign committee founded by Don Perata to promote housing, transportation and flood control, received a $500,000 donation…
Aug 25, 2006$400,000+ From Insurers That Have Mastered Pay-to-Play in Capitol; Prop 89 Will Stop Political Corruption, End Special Interest Dominance
Aug 25, 2006Breakthrough in stem-cell engineering may weaken group's lock on research.Sacramento Bee Last month, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Santa…
Aug 25, 2006The Los Angeles Times "He (Arnold) is telling everyone to 'hold your breath and trust me,' " said Doug Heller, executive director…
Aug 24, 2006Impact of new stem cell extraction on WARF patents remains unclearWisconsin Technology Network If the WARF patents are upheld, would the organization…
Aug 24, 2006THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Doug Heller with FTCR said that with more than 1,700 pieces of legislation pending -- affecting everything from…
Aug 23, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Yet while some analysts and consumer watchdog groups speculate that more price cuts at the pump are likely…
Aug 23, 2006Austin American-Statesman (Texas) ArnoldWatch, a project of California's nonpartisan Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says Schwarzenegger has corralled more than $97…
Aug 23, 200618 Fundraisers Today Spotlight Special Interest Political Influence, Need for Prop 89 To End Dirty Money In Politics
Aug 23, 2006PR Newswire US Put the oil companies front and center in your advertising, instead of hiding behind front people and concealing the…
Aug 22, 2006Financial ties of grant reviewers for California stem cell institute kept confidentialThe Scientist John Simpson, stem cell project director for the Foundation…
Aug 22, 2006Insurance: Emphasizing Driving Records Over Zip Codes Will Cost Certain People Money, Experts Say.The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) "If you are on…
Aug 21, 2006Who's to blame when an adoption fails? In this case, a greedy matchmaker eager for a quick 'sale.'WEST Magazine (The Los Angeles…
Aug 20, 2006Political corruption needed a super solution last night when the Bat Signal lit up a fundraiser for Governor Schwarzenegger in Sacramento. Batman…
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