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The San Francisco Chronicle "When the problem of the uninsured affects the middle class, there will be a political will in Sacramento…
Dec 31, 2004CA Board of Equalization gives tax refunds to corporations that paid no income taxesEureka Times-Standard (California) Critics are fuming over this, as…
Dec 30, 2004Riverside Press-Enterprise "To actually be giving a gift to companies that paid no taxes is a slap in the face of every…
Dec 28, 2004Corporations Use Prop 64 to Attack Pending Consumer Protection Suits Big corporations charged with violating patients' medical privacy, marketing alcohol to minors…
Dec 27, 2004At least a dozen unfair-competition cases that existed before the measure's passage have come under challenge.Los Angeles Times Opponents of Proposition 64…
Dec 27, 2004Nominees could shake up alliances on energy panelThe San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller of FTCR, an advocacy group in Santa Monica, said…
Dec 26, 2004With states pushing to tighten their regulation, the industry embraces the idea of federal standards.Los Angeles Times The insurance industry is "threatening…
Dec 25, 2004Card will give doctors round-the-clock accessThe News Journal (Wilmington, DE) Making sure the system is secure is "the time-old story," said Jamie…
Dec 21, 2004Committee charged with overseeing state-funded research is already wading through political, financial and legal muck.The Orange County Register (California) Jerry Flanagan, an…
Dec 18, 200429-member board sworn in; biotech exec is vice chairThe San Francisco Chronicle A Los Angeles nonprofit, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Dec 18, 2004Associated Press Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said that a main concern is that research grants will…
Dec 18, 2004Governor Also Selects DemocratSan Jose Mercury News (California) Consumer advocates, who saw Wood and Lynch as ratepayer champions on a panel favoring…
Dec 17, 2004The New York Times Some board members have been criticized for their ties to large biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and…
Dec 17, 2004Los Angeles Times Critics contend that Shell is a reluctant seller because it has made clear its desire to keep ownership of…
Dec 16, 2004The selection of a chairman, set for today, sparks some protests.Sacramento Bee A public watchdog group, the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer…
Dec 16, 2004Associated Press Their departures led consumer groups to wonder if the new members might skew toward business interests, but Schwarzenegger said in…
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