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Consumer affairs: A third of state boards, including those for barbers and horse racing, would be cut. Some worry about unregulated businesses.Los…
Jul 31, 2004Consumer Group Calls for Opening Up of "California Performance Review" Process
Jul 30, 2004Los Angeles Times Garamendi turned down Anthem's deal to acquire Thousand Oaks-based WellPoint, which insures more than 7 million Californians through its…
Jul 30, 2004Associated Press "This is turning into a racket," said Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Santa…
Jul 30, 2004Legislation that would let buyers return a vehicle within three days runs into opposition from the governor's administration.Los Angeles Times Auto industry…
Jul 29, 2004Arnold has appointed an insurance industry lobbyist -- Bill Gausewitz -- as the Director of the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The…
Jul 29, 2004The Daily News of Los Angeles Filing a lawsuit is a way for Anthem and WellPoint to buy time while they weigh…
Jul 28, 2004The Bakersfield Californian Energy consultant Tim Hamilton, who worked with FTCR on issues surrounding the closure, said Turne's comments are important. "It…
Jul 27, 2004What would you call an all-expenses paid eleven day excursion to Australia and South Korea? Throw in a tour of the Korean…
Jul 27, 2004The Oakland Tribune Do the aforementioned examples indicate that the governor also feeds at the trough of special interests that he publicly…
Jul 25, 2004San Bernardino County Sun (California) Jerry Flanagan, a spokesman for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says it is much more…
Jul 25, 2004Parties' standoff may result in repercussionsThe Oakland Tribune And Schwarzenegger critics, such as the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, say the…
Jul 25, 2004Sacramento Bee "Not only do California consumers owe Garamendi a debt of gratitude, they owe him a debt of $4 billion," said…
Jul 25, 2004A state-hired consultant finds that a Bakersfield site the company plans to shut down still is 'economically feasible.'The Los Angeles Times Critics…
Jul 24, 2004San Jose Mercury News (California) Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, praised Garamendi "as the only…
Jul 24, 2004The state insurance chief's move makes the purchase of the health insurer by Anthem Inc. even more uncertain.Los Angeles Times The Santa…
Jul 24, 2004ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY ARE MAKING FRAUD EASIER TO COMMIT, EASIER TO DISCOVERLos Angeles Daily News Jerry Flanagan, a lead advocate at FTCR,…
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