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Senator, oversight panel often at oddsThe San Diego Union-Tribune While the senator should get credit for influencing institute policy, there have been…
Jun 2, 2006Initiative czar morphs into a criticSacramento Bee By our measure, Ortiz's bill doesn't go far enough. It doesn't require scientists reviewing multimillion-dollar…
Jun 2, 2006Legislators ignore the governor's warning on automatic increases. The measures are passed amid a flurry of votes cast before deadline.The Los Angeles…
Jun 2, 2006Also passed is a bill limiting Valley homes in floodplains.Sacramento Bee Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
Jun 1, 2006The San Jose Mercury News California's stem-cell agency needs to do all it can to ensure there are no scandals like the…
Jun 1, 2006Tom Umberg has raised and spent more money than Lou Correa to win the Democratic nomination in the 34th Senate District, but…
Jun 1, 20067 Non-Voting Politicians Duck Public Accountability by Refusing to Vote
Jun 1, 2006Associated Press Consumer rights groups said the bill's unanimous passage should serve as a warning sign. "A bipartisan late night deregulation effort…
Jun 1, 2006The Sacramento Bee Garamendi said a financial analysis of the state's 20 largest auto, property and casualty insurers found that companies have…
May 26, 2006CBS-TV National Morning News Oil companies continue to blame the cost of ethanol and other additives for the price increases. But the…
May 25, 2006State chief will hold hearings this summerThe San Diego Union-Tribune In 2005, the top five insurers took in roughly $3.5 billion in…
May 25, 2006Refiners limit on-hand gasoline inventory to boost profit, a consumer group's report alleges.The Los Angeles Times Meager stockpiles of California's cleaner-burning gasoline…
May 25, 2006Marketplace Radio Program (American Public Media) You might remember yesterday we told you about a report by the Federal Trade Commission. It…
May 24, 2006Low gasoline inventories set the stage for $4 at the pump in 2006
May 24, 2006Blame it on Katrina: Investigators say oil costs rose because of supply and demand, not corporate greed California Sen. Boxer: 'Report proves…
May 23, 2006Arkansas Business "The merger of WellPoint and Anthem, which formed the new WellPoint company, gave away close to $450 million in executive…
May 23, 2006WARF spokesman calls the assertion "much ado about nothing"Wisconsin Technology Network John M. Simpson, FTCR's stem cell project director, said the Supreme…
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