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KATRINA AFTERMATH; Homeowners tell State Farm that one size doesn’t fit all;
Lawsuit accuses insurer of using a single report to deny many claimsThe Houston Chronicle A lawsuit filed Tuesday by nearly 700 Gulf…
May 10, 2006Anti-gouging laws don’t cut gas prices;
State probed 50 potential cases; no chargesTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "It's the oil companies who are getting fat and rich, and they're…
May 10, 2006Group Calls on Commissioner Candidates To Stand Behind Garamendi Insurance Regulations To Protect Integrity of Office
Voters' Trust Is At Stake After Attempt to Extort Garamendi
May 10, 2006Consumer Advocates Say Fair Price Provision Key to Stem Cell Ownership Rules;
Consumers' Call For Strengthened Regulations With Role for AG Is Urged
May 10, 2006Wary of Backlash, Cancer-Drug Makers Weigh Price Limits
The Wall Street Journal Medicare reimbursements are in line with drugs' actual selling prices, and physicians and hospitals can no longer afford…
May 10, 2006Insurance chief claims ‘blackmail’;
He wants probe, says industry leveled ad threat over auto plan.Sacramento Bee (California) The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
May 9, 2006As bond issue is set, big bucks rolling in to Schwarzenegger
The San Francisco Chronicle Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said he believes that car dealers are concerned…
May 9, 2006Stem-cell Research Blasted from New Angle;
Patient advocates call funding hand-out to firms at expense of poorThe New Standard A new controversy is gripping stem-cell science as California…
May 8, 2006Payment Due — Healthcare Headaches in America;
Transcript of Show on Junk Health Insurance Plans Bill (S. 1955 - Enzi-R-WY)PBS-TV: NOW Program The numbers are staggering -- 45 million…
May 5, 2006Trade associations see potential boon from AHP legislation
The Hill Trade associations will find a way to benefit from the plans financially, insists Carmen Balber of the Foundation for Taxpayer…
May 4, 2006Government’s Clumsy Diversion on Gas Prices:
"Gas Gouging" Web Site Makes Gas Stations Into Scapegoats, says Group
May 3, 2006Author throws punch at Allstate: Tough tactics alleged if payouts resisted
Chicago Tribune Doug Heller, executive director of the watchdog group Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, agrees with Berardinelli, saying that it…
May 3, 2006