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'It's insurance company larceny. We're being penalized because of where we live.'The Oakland Tribune Consumer groups want Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to…
Dec 5, 2003Contra Costa Times Harvey Rosenfeld said insurance companies are circumventing Prop 103, the insurance reform measure he authored. He stood on the…
Dec 5, 2003The Orange County Register Arnold Schwarzenegger called for a ban on fund-raising while the budget was being written in Sacramento. Now, as…
Dec 4, 2003Group Calls on Governor to Return $, Ban Fundraising During Budget Season "Californians can only assume the worst if the governor is…
Dec 3, 2003Granholm seeks reasons for soaring home, auto ratesThe Detroit News Critics say its no coincidence that rates accelerated when the stock market…
Dec 3, 2003CNN-TV - WOLF BLITZER REPORTS Where did the nation's first challenge to medical malpractice insurance rate hikes take place? The answer, California.…
Dec 3, 2003The San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, a consumer advocate with the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, was surprised to…
Nov 30, 2003Rate Rollback, Ban on Unfair & Excessive Rates, Only Sure Way to Lower Premiums
Nov 25, 2003Healthcare Leadership & Management
Nov 24, 2003Big Business Lobbyist Cannot Guarantee "truth and accuracy of the information that could be presented"
Nov 24, 2003United Press International (UPI) New research indicates the nation's six largest HMOs increase their earnings and profitability by dramatically cutting the amount…
Nov 24, 2003Sacramento Bee Consumer activist Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights called the CMTA's position "incredible" and said it…
Nov 24, 2003The Boston Globe Consumer advocates put the blame on corporations for failing to respect consumer privacy rights and argue that Massachusetts hasn't…
Nov 24, 2003The Daily News of Los Angeles FTCR, a consumer-advocate group that has taken on both parties, has a web page that includes…
Nov 24, 2003Schwarzenegger plans constant campaign mode to win support for huge bond issue.Orange County Register (California) Critics say the fund raising makes it…
Nov 23, 2003
A far-reaching bill to reauthorize the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) will override state financial privacy laws and gut state identity…
Nov 21, 2003The Los Angeles Times I thought the whole idea of the recall was to get the stink out of politics. Jamie Court,…
Nov 21, 2003Orange County Register (California) That warm glow you feel is from former donors to Democrats making nice with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Nov 20, 2003