Consumer Watchdog

Patients With Live Pigs Call on Regulators to Cut the Pork Out of ‘Piggish’ PacifiCare/UnitedHealth Merger

Patients Protest Merger Bonuses and Reserves Large Enough to Provide Health Insurance To 278,000 Californians for An Entire Year

Should gas prices be regulated?;

Hawaii has decided to cap the wholesale price of gasoline. Other states have debated such a move.The Kansas City Star "It's very…

Quake insurance could get cheaper;

Schwarzenegger on panel looking at rate reductionThe San Francisco Chronicle A consumer group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, endorsed the…

California board considers reduction in earthquake insurance rates

Sacramento Bee (California) "One of the key reasons people have not bought or have dropped coverage is the rates are so high,"…

Hawaii instigates cap on gas prices

Sacramento Bee (California) "I'm all for price controls to the extent that they limit profiteering," said Jamie Court, of the Foundation for…

Drug Firms Try To Fool Voters

Los Angeles Times The pharmaceutical industry's campaign to turn California's voter initiative process into its wholly owned subsidiary is moving into full…

Quake insurance rates may drop

Contra Costa Times (California) Consumer groups said a decrease would lead more homeowners to buy the insurance, which would help taxpayers as…

Panel wants state to waive stem cell product royalties;

Experts say profit interest may discourage private investment The San Francisco Chronicle Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights…

Stop the Backroom Deal Preservation Act

Pasadena Weekly It appears we stand alone - against the likes of the totally co-opted local daily newspaper and the City Council…

BeTrayed Associations

About a hundred Californians showed up to protest Arnold at his Restaurant Association fundraiser in Downtown Los Angeles today. This event may…

Terminated! Ahnold to rock ‘n’ run

The Boston Herald "Not only is he (Arnold) hawking tickets for a show that is sold out, he's breaking Massachusetts anti-scalping law…

Gas prices climb, but a bit slower

The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said California should…

FTCR Letter Urging DMHC to Oppose PacifiCare/UnitedHealth Merger

Governor takes to campaign trail after election compromise fails

Associated Press "Massachusetts consumers are being squeezed out of the concert so Schwarzenegger can raise millions of dollars to push his big-industry…

Caught between rock and The Governator

The Boston Herald Court said Ahhhhnold's event, which is raising money for Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives, violates Massachusetts scalping laws because he is…

Schwarzenegger’s Rolling Stones Fundraiser Violates Massachusetts Ticket Scalping Law

Local Consumers Can't Pay $10-$100k for Sold-Out Show, Ask to Pay Face Value Massachusetts residents want California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to comply…

Consumer Group Petitions Insurance Commissioner Garamendi To Crack Down on Illusory Health Plans

Stronger Rules Sought on Association Health Plans;

The cut-rate medical policies often offer only marginal benefits, a consumer group says in a petition to the state insurance chief.Los Angeles…