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Contra Costa Times (California) Consumer groups said a decrease would lead more homeowners to buy the insurance, which would help taxpayers as…
Aug 25, 2005Experts say profit interest may discourage private investment The San Francisco Chronicle Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights…
Aug 24, 2005Pasadena Weekly It appears we stand alone - against the likes of the totally co-opted local daily newspaper and the City Council…
Aug 22, 2005About a hundred Californians showed up to protest Arnold at his Restaurant Association fundraiser in Downtown Los Angeles today. This event may…
Aug 22, 2005The Boston Herald "Not only is he (Arnold) hawking tickets for a show that is sold out, he's breaking Massachusetts anti-scalping law…
Aug 21, 2005The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said California should…
Aug 20, 2005Associated Press "Massachusetts consumers are being squeezed out of the concert so Schwarzenegger can raise millions of dollars to push his big-industry…
Aug 19, 2005The Boston Herald Court said Ahhhhnold's event, which is raising money for Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives, violates Massachusetts scalping laws because he is…
Aug 19, 2005Local Consumers Can't Pay $10-$100k for Sold-Out Show, Ask to Pay Face Value Massachusetts residents want California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to comply…
Aug 19, 2005The cut-rate medical policies often offer only marginal benefits, a consumer group says in a petition to the state insurance chief.Los Angeles…
Aug 17, 2005Internet Campaign to Promote Los Angeles Program - Consumers Do Not Have to Live In L.A. to Save
Aug 17, 2005IPS-Inter Press Service On Monday, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR), a Santa Monica-based consumer group, said that profiteering by…
Aug 15, 2005Arnold's past caught up with him last week when the LA Times revealed that the gov's business partners at American Media, Inc…
Aug 15, 2005Ameriquest, a big donor to both parties, accused of duping low-income borrowersThe San Francisco Chronicle "This is a classic case of trying…
Aug 12, 2005www.ifwisheswerefishes.com The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) cited data released today showing that HMO profits increased 10.7 percent in 2004…
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