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Those who leave office in January would get retirement package based on a salary increase granted in DecemberContra Costa Times (California) "It's…
Jul 23, 2006Challenge points up state's role in bringing technology to marketMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, Calif.,…
Jul 23, 2006The Oakland Tribune A day after President Bush vetoed expansion of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on…
Jul 21, 2006The San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, whose founder Harvey Rosenfield wrote Proposition…
Jul 21, 2006Suits fight new rate setting tied to driver's record, not ZIP code.Sacramento Bee "The voters made it very clear that auto insurance…
Jul 21, 2006Associated Press "We will fight to ensure that this anti-consumer lawsuit does not stop the savings that good drivers have been waiting…
Jul 21, 2006INDUSTRY 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…
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