Privacy
HMO Gives to Get
Arnold has just logged in the maximum $21,200 from the big HMO Health Net, which is a state contractor for public assistance…
Jan 9, 2004Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
Man drops plan for lawsuit over TV addiction
Associated Press Doug Heller, senior consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, Calif., said he increasingly…
Jan 8, 2004
Healthcare
Letters: Curb medical costs
Contra Costa Times (California) FTCR has called on the Legislature and governor to keep SB2 and make the system affordable for consumers…
Jan 8, 2004
Energy
Arnold Didn’t Say Deregulation, but That’s What He Meant
When Arnold announced that he plans to reform California's energy system during the State of the State last night he steered clear…
Jan 8, 2004Insurance Industry Profits Skyrocket 320%
So-Called "Tort Reforms" Unnecessary, Lawmakers Should Focus on Rate Regulation
Jan 7, 2004Web Log to Chart Universal Health Care Debate — Will Schwarzenegger and the Legislature Ever Get to Cost Controls?
FTCR to track legislature's actions on health care reform A new web log was launched today by the Foundation for Taxpayers and…
Jan 7, 2004
Insurance
Share your health care story
The Californian (Salinas, CA) FTCR has called on the Legislature and governor to keep SB2, and make the system affordable for consumers…
Jan 7, 2004
Privacy
Roaming charges often haunt unaware wireless phone users in Savannah, Ga.
Savannah Morning News "It's like the Wild West," he said. Based in California -- the only state to pass a consumer Telecommunications…
Jan 7, 2004
Insurance
ReplayTV placates irate new customers
The San Francisco Chronicle Consumer advocate Doug Heller of Santa Monica's FTCR, said ReplayTV's actions were "exactly the kind of behavior that…
Jan 7, 2004
Privacy
Governor’s Vow: ‘The State of Our State Will Soon Be Strong’;
Schwarzenegger again assures that the fiscal crisis can be resolved without raising taxes. Citing March ballot, he asks for public's help.The Los…
Jan 7, 2004
Insurance
State of a Special Interest
In tonight's 20-minute State of the State address, Arnold is expected to make workers' compensation reform the key to his economic recovery…
Jan 7, 2004
Insurance
Insuring Success for Team Arnold
Just before Christmas Arnold created a new fundraising committee that can receive above-the-limit contributions from big corporations, despite the state's campaign finance…
Jan 6, 2004
In The News
Schwarzenegger seeks delay on telecom bill of rights
RCR Wireless News "This executive order rolls back vital public protections and only serves the large industries that have fought tooth and…
Jan 5, 2004
Privacy
Governor’s fund-raising gambit draws ire;
One of new committees isn't covered by contribution caps, has nearly $200,000The San Francisco Chronicle "In a way, what he is doing…
Jan 3, 2004
Energy
$84 million PG&E pay on the way
Contra Costa Times (California) "This would make Enron blush," said Doug Heller of FTCR. Heller said PG&E's gains depended on the bailout.…
Jan 3, 2004
Privacy
Donor watchdog seeking donations
Fund-raising letters tout Arnold WatchRecordNet.com "Keeping an eye on a governor with a personal fortune of more than $200 million requires resources,"…
Jan 2, 2004
Privacy
Governor Will Raise More Funds;
By creating committees to back ballot measures and to lobby legislators, Schwarzenegger would be extending his power, observers say.Los Angeles Times "It…
Jan 1, 2004The Worst Corporateers And Best Counter-Corporateering Of 2003
FTCR tracks the worst instances of big industries putting their commercial gain above the interests of individuals and society. FTCR today released…
Dec 31, 2003