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On inauguration day the new governor made nice with Democrats, but feminists still want a sexual-assault investigation and the right remains suspicious.Salon.com…
Nov 19, 2003Day 2 of the Arnold Administration -- If we told you that the governor accepted a huge campaign contribution from the state's…
Nov 19, 2003American International Group IS a Special Interest, as Governor Opens Special Session on Workers Comp Governor Schwarzenegger should immediately return a $100,000…
Nov 18, 2003Arnold Schwarzenegger came to power in California promising to exclude special interests, but his definition of them is rather special.The Guardian UK…
Nov 18, 2003First action is to repeal tripling of vehicle feeThe San Diego Union-Tribune The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights called the freeze…
Nov 18, 2003New boss wastes no time, calls three special sessionsContra Costa Times (California) Arnold's freeze on new regulations drew quick fire from a…
Nov 18, 2003Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is sponsoring a contest to generate new ideas for removing waste…
Nov 18, 2003UNITY: The state's new governor urges a nonpartisan approach to solving problems.Riverside Press-Enterprise "Arnold has to realize that big business is also…
Nov 18, 2003Schwarzenegger sworn in, calls for rivals to uniteChicago Tribune Even as Arnold reiterated his disdain for special interests running government, FTCR, a…
Nov 18, 2003How Arnold Schwarzenegger balances the interests of business and society will be the biggest challenge of the gubernatorial career he begins today.…
Nov 18, 2003In Executive Order No. 2, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has frozen all pending state regulations for a duplicative review of their impact on…
Nov 18, 2003FTCR Calls Freeze "Special Interest Coup d' Etat" In Executive Order No. 2, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has frozen all pending state regulations…
Nov 17, 2003Sacramento Bee Already, The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a group that nipped at Davis' heels throughout his tenure, has formed…
Nov 17, 2003The San Francisco Chronicle "The effect of this is to basically undo legislation from the last two years that protects the environment,…
Nov 17, 2003Los Angeles Business Journal "The insurance industry operates on a cycle," said Douglas Heller, an insurance specialist with FTCR. "When investment opportunities…
Nov 17, 2003City News Service, Inc. Schwarzenegger's executive order "forces governmental agencies to do their job twice," and "gives big business a reprieve on…
Nov 17, 2003Health & Medicine Week "Our insurance premiums should not be used to finance golden parachutes for company executives," said FTCR's Jerry Flanagan.
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