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San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) Consumer advocate Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, insists that "There…
May 19, 2006California's attorney general is subpoenaing oil executives over the high price of gasoline. Arnold Schwarzenegger is headed to the land of big…
May 19, 2006Big Insurers' TV Ads Air After Garamendi Refused Blackmail Effort
May 18, 2006Sacramento Bee Attorney General Bill Lockyer has issued subpoenas to every California refinery for evidence of "profiteering and gouging." The Foundation for…
May 18, 2006AB 2281 Caps Patients' Out of Pocket Health Care Costs
May 17, 2006TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Two Mercury General Corp. subsidiaries have been ordered to pay more than $2 million in refunds to policyholders for…
May 17, 2006Pump prices average $3.33, a weekly survey shows. It's unclear how long the break will last.The Los Angeles Times Muddying the picture…
May 16, 2006With term limits, the Assembly will see an influx of newcomers, while a band of moderates seeks Senate seats held by liberals.The…
May 15, 2006St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri) For starters, Blue Cross's decision to sit this round out helped clear the path for Thursday's Senate vote;…
May 14, 2006BestWire Despite health plans' historically high profit margins, premiums for patients keep rising without an expansion of benefits, Rohack said in his…
May 11, 2006