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Health Insurance Law Weekly Jerry Flannigan, a lobbyist for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said the bill would have helped…
May 30, 2004The 30-year-old state ethics watchdog agency, which is looking into the governor's use of campaign funds, is targeted for reductions.Los Angeles Times…
May 30, 2004THEY TOLD YOU IT ENDEDSan Mateo County Times (San Mateo, CA) "Under this proposal, the biggest businesses in the state will have…
May 29, 2004The effort mimics a 2001 campaign on electricity. Some say the unfunded program isn't enough.Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the…
May 29, 2004The commissioner's proposal is received cautiously by insurers, employers and Schwarzenegger.Los Angeles Times The governor's reluctance to publicly pressure insurers to bring…
May 29, 2004The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved yesterday a Cell Phone Bill of Rights that includes simple steps for transparency in cell…
May 29, 2004Schwarzenegger's "Reforms" Block Garamendi From Requiring Even Modest Cut in Premium
May 28, 2004The San Diego Union-Tribune Consumer advocates in California say oil companies have intentionally kept refinery capacity limited. The Foundation for Taxpayer and…
May 28, 2004Los Angeles Times Arnold has raked in more cash than the Catholic Church. He has pocketed more than $1 million from oil,…
May 28, 2004The San Francisco Chronicle reported today that buried in Governor Schwarzenegger's budget proposal is a $1 million reduction in the budget of…
May 28, 2004You have refused to flex your own power to force refiners to play fair, keep sufficient inventories and maintain existing refining capacity.
May 27, 2004Santa Monica, CA - The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights today called upon Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to break his…
May 27, 2004Sacramento Bee Documents unearthed by a consumer advocate group, the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, show the plant made money four…
May 27, 2004The San Francisco Chronicle How Schwarzenegger reacts will be closely watched by consumer groups which have criticized the governor for taking millions…
May 27, 2004United Press International Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said the California bills "lead the nation in reform…
May 27, 2004Los Angeles Times "The governor shouldn't be appointing as a top consumer regulator a legislator with no record of consumer protection," said…
May 27, 2004Prescriptions would be available at a Web siteSan Diego Union-Tribune Jerry Flanagan, a spokesman for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights,…
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