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With states pushing to tighten their regulation, the industry embraces the idea of federal standards.Los Angeles Times The insurance industry is "threatening…
Dec 25, 2004Card will give doctors round-the-clock accessThe News Journal (Wilmington, DE) Making sure the system is secure is "the time-old story," said Jamie…
Dec 21, 2004Committee charged with overseeing state-funded research is already wading through political, financial and legal muck.The Orange County Register (California) Jerry Flanagan, an…
Dec 18, 200429-member board sworn in; biotech exec is vice chairThe San Francisco Chronicle A Los Angeles nonprofit, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Dec 18, 2004Associated Press Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said that a main concern is that research grants will…
Dec 18, 2004Governor Also Selects DemocratSan Jose Mercury News (California) Consumer advocates, who saw Wood and Lynch as ratepayer champions on a panel favoring…
Dec 17, 2004The New York Times Some board members have been criticized for their ties to large biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and…
Dec 17, 2004e.mer.gen.cy /i mur jen see/ n. An unexpected and sudden event that must be dealt with urgently. Arnold really needs to work…
Dec 17, 2004Los Angeles Times Critics contend that Shell is a reluctant seller because it has made clear its desire to keep ownership of…
Dec 16, 2004The selection of a chairman, set for today, sparks some protests.Sacramento Bee A public watchdog group, the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer…
Dec 16, 2004Associated Press Their departures led consumer groups to wonder if the new members might skew toward business interests, but Schwarzenegger said in…
Dec 16, 2004Sacramento Bee Some consumer advocates argued that the free-market system would invite a repeat of the energy crisis, during which merchant generators…
Dec 16, 2004Pharmaceutical and Insurance Reforms Could Save System Billions, Medical Liability Limits Won't Help
Dec 15, 2004The company is negotiating exclusively with an investment firm to sell its Bakersfield refinery, sources say.Los Angeles Times "With the extra three…
Dec 10, 2004Governor reports how much he paid and gave to charitySacramento Bee "He's releasing the numerator but not the denominator," said Jamie Court,…
Dec 9, 2004At the Governor's Conference on Women and Families this morning a group of nurses protesting Arnold's decision to gut the state's nurse…
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