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Arnold has been campaigning against fraud and deception in the workers compensation system, but there's new deception in his campaign to change…
Mar 18, 2004Associated Press Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said Zettel didn't belong in the consumer protection…
Mar 17, 2004Copley News Service "It sends a warning that you cannot dive headfirst into deregulation again," said Doug Heller with FTCR. "California would…
Mar 17, 2004EMPLOYERS PASS ON MORE OF COST TO WORKERSThe Daily News of Los Angeles "Premiums keep going up because of the huge profits…
Mar 17, 2004Los Angeles Times "The obligation of the Department of Consumer Affairs is to protect consumers. And if you have no record of…
Mar 17, 2004Sacramento Bee The selective attitude about delving into allegations of misconduct is being demonstrated anew in two other cases.
Mar 17, 2004Minnesota Public Radio - Marketplace Suppose you did a customer service survey and only polled your co-workers and friends? Or erased the…
Mar 16, 2004Los Angeles Times "Is Southern California Edison's service so bad that employees are cooking the books in order to make things look…
Mar 16, 2004In a letter to Newsweek provided to Columbia Journalism Review, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) identified the three lawsuits,…
Mar 15, 2004Arnold has generally managed to avoid the old assurance that if it can go wrong, it will. Instead he's followed another Murphy's…
Mar 15, 2004In a little noticed ruling, the Supreme Court curbed juries' ability to punish corporate misdeeds.Dollars and Sense Magazine Juries will no longer…
Mar 13, 2004Money paid by college friend questionedThe San Francisco Chronicle "It's not surprising that behind closed doors, politicians decided not to fully investigate…
Mar 13, 2004COMMITTEE SAYS HE FOLLOWED LAWSan Jose Mercury News (California) FTCR will explore whether to pursue other action, such as filing a complaint…
Mar 13, 2004What happens when you mix Arnold's star quality with a private commission that looks like it was drawn up by the Chamber…
Mar 13, 2004Second District Court of Appeal confirms the right of consumers to challenge insurers' illegal conduct in court
Mar 13, 2004HOPE DIM FOR LOWER GAS PRICESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Also on the supply side, the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer…
Mar 12, 2004Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky) Harvey Rosenfield testified that a different bill, Proposition 103, and not MICRA, was responsible for stabilizing malpractice premiums…
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