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INDUSTRY CONTENDS AUTO PREMIUMS WILL RISE UNDER NEW REGULATIONSSan Jose Mercury News (California) The insurance companies "are dragging their feet in the…
Jul 21, 2006A day after President Bush's veto, the governor orders a $150-million loan to kick-start research now stalled by litigation.The Los Angeles Times…
Jul 21, 2006The day after President Bush vetoed a bill to extend federally funded stem cell research, Arnold breathed new life into California's cash-strapped…
Jul 21, 2006Researchers focus on human testingThe Baltimore Sun As Congress debated the issue this week, a California taxpayer's group, the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Jul 20, 2006Prop 89 Cleans Up Corruption of Money In Politics
Jul 20, 2006Consumer Group Says Garamendi Rules Banning ZIP Code-Based Auto Insurance Rates Will Be Upheld
Jul 20, 2006CALIFORNIA'S INSTITUTE MAY BE HARMED, THEY SAYSan Jose Mercury News (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights and the Public Patent…
Jul 19, 2006The New York Times Yesterday the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a watchdog group in California, filed a request to the…
Jul 19, 2006Scientist says James Thomson "followed recipe" of other researchersWisconsin Technology Network The most recent exchange came after the Public Patent Foundation, on…
Jul 19, 2006YOUR RATE NO LONGER FIGURED BY ZIP CODEModesto Bee Department officials said that under the new regulations, a person's driving record and…
Jul 19, 2006Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) A California-based consumer group and a stem cell scientist took action Tuesday to overturn the landmark patents on…
Jul 19, 2006The Los Angeles Times "Teachers' ideas should be strong enough to sway politicians; otherwise, their students are in trouble," said Court. "But…
Jul 19, 2006Taxpayer advocacy group challenges three patents it says have discouraged work on embryonic tissue.The Los Angeles Times Tuesday's challenge did not come…
Jul 19, 2006Associated Press The Public Patent Foundation, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, and Jeanne Loring, a stem cell scientist at the…
Jul 19, 2006Sacramento Bee The group argues that the patents are overly broad and will discourage companies from bringing stem cell treatments to market.…
Jul 19, 2006Wisconsin State Journal "The folks in Wisconsin need to get the dollar signs out of their eyes and stop impeding vital research…
Jul 19, 2006Consumer groups say researchers 'handcuffed'The San Diego Union-Tribune The groups -- the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights in Santa Monica and…
Jul 19, 2006Inside Higher Ed (insidehighered.com) One of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights's main points that it hopes to convey to the…
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