Consumer Watchdog

State Overseers Mystified by Disappearing Gasoline, Skyrocketing CA Gas Prices;

Group Calls New Spike More Evidence of Need for Gasoline Supply Regulation

Stem cell institute gearing up to distribute research funds

The San Francisco Examiner John Simpson, stem cell project director for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said he approves of…

Consumer Group Renames Week “Uninsuring the Insured”;

Widow Calls on Congress to Answer 5 Questions Before Voting on Enzi Junk Insurance Bill

Car Dealers Rev Up the Contributions

After Arnold whittled down car buyers' protections in the "Car Buyers Bill of Rights" law last year, you might think that the…

Insurance Bill Would Affect State’s Small Firms

San Diego Business Journal "California has a lot of strong patient protections -- more than a lot of other states," said Carmen…

U.S. Senate Bill Subverts Massachusetts’ Attempt at Universal Health Care

"Junk Health Care" Bill Would Undercut Strong State Law that Requires Insurers to Take All Applicants

Auto insurance rate hikes on your horizon? Maybe not;

The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) "This issue has been studied to death," said Doug Heller, a lobbyist for The Foundation for…

Oil industry unapologetic as profits soar;

Motorists fume, Congress squirmsAssociated Press Outspoken oil industry critic Doug Heller is hopeful the latest news about oil industry profits will finally…

Amid profits outcry, a price lull;

Modest increases, and some declines, reported at pumpsThe San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in…

Chevron Posts 49% Increase in Profit;

A consumer group accuses the company of profiteering after it reports earnings of $4 billion, boosted by oil extraction and refining.The Los…

Huge Exxon profits spark anger;

Even with calls for probes and legislation, analysts see supply, demand issue. Sacramento Bee (California) Exxon Mobil's profits, covering the January-March quarter,…

ENERGY EARNINGS;

Exxon Mobil makes case for big profitsThe Houston Chronicle The nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights declared in a report Thursday…

Chevron profit up 49 percent as oil industry draws more ire

Agence France Presse The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer advocacy group, said Chevron's report showed a 260 percent increase…

Insurance Companies Sued by Dropped Policyholders

City News Service Patients then get dumped for inconsistencies -- not fraud, as is required by the law, according to The Foundation…

Chevron: Record Profits Come on the Backs of California Motorists;

Pain at the Pump Also Bankrolls Anti-Consumer Ballot Effort

Canceled Policies Prompt Lawsuits

Customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield say they were dumped after incurring medical costs. The lawsuits allege that once individual policyholders…

NFIB Stands to Make $100 Million A Year From Enzi Junk Health Insurance Bill

Insurance Cancellation Scandal Widens: WellPoint, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Sued For Illegal Denials of Health Coverage

New Lawsuits Allege Patients, Doctors & Hospitals Harmed By Widespread "Retroaction Review" Scheme as Profits Spike 20%