Energy
ARNOLD’S BLACKOUT ABOUT ENRON
Daily News (New York) So what was Schwarzenegger, then just another Hollywood star, doing at a private meeting with Ken Lay and…
Oct 9, 2003Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
Cingular Wireless in Cal. faces a class action consumer lawsuit
Communications Daily Cingular Wireless in Cal. faces a class action consumer lawsuit alleging unlawful business tactics even as it said it would…
Oct 7, 2003
Insurance
Beware of dog when seeking insurance;
Some firms have 'bad breed' listsPhiladelphia Daily News Doug Heller, of FTCR, said insurance companies appear to have gotten more discriminating in…
Oct 7, 2003California’s Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer – NORCAL Mutual – to Slash Rate Hike by $11.6 Million After Group Challenges Increase
40% of State's Doctors Save $35 Million in Wake of Recent Proposition 103 Challenges to Top Companies' Proposed Hikes
Oct 6, 2003
Energy
Many trace California Governor Gray Davis’ political problems back to his handling of the electricity crisis
National Public Radio - All Things Considered HARVEY ROSENFIELD (FTCR): This recall is focused on him, but this is going to be…
Oct 6, 2003
Privacy
CPUC just a piece of consumer rights issue
RCR Wireless News Last week, a California group - the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - sued Cingular L.L.C. over the…
Oct 6, 2003
Insurance
CALIFORNIA’S DAVIS SIGNS ‘PAY OR PLAY’ HEALTH BILL
BestWire The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights says Hawaii's 30-year experience with a similar "pay or play" system indicates the state's…
Oct 6, 2003Chamber of Commerce Threatens Referendum to Overturn Employer Health Care Mandate
Consumer Advocate Challenges Opponents to Support the Mandate and A Plan to Control Costs According to a new survey by The Institute…
Oct 6, 2003California’s Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer – NORCAL Mutual – to Slash Rate Hike by $11.6 Million After Group Challenges Increase
40% of State's Doctors Save $35 Million in Wake of Recent Proposition 103 Challenges to Top Companies' Proposed Hikes
Oct 6, 2003
Energy
Power Play; Consumer group’s lawsuit underscores the PUC’s shift away from what some saw as a pro-ratepayer stance
The San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Heller, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said there's a big difference between the PUC…
Oct 5, 2003
Healthcare
Davis signs bill requiring health insurance for workers
Associated Press The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer advocacy group, welcomed the bill, but said the state must regulate…
Oct 5, 2003
Privacy
Analysis: Mud flies in recall’s final week
United Press International "You don't meet with America's most well-known corporate crook in the middle of California's biggest financial disaster and not…
Oct 5, 2003Gov. Davis Signs SB 2; CA Law Could Be National Health Care Model If Cost Controls Are Adopted
Consumer Advocate Prescribes Cost Control Plan FTCR calls upon Gov. Davis, gubernatorial candidates and policy makers to pledge support for a 3-point…
Oct 5, 2003
Privacy
Enron E-mails Confirm Schwarzenegger Met with Ken Lay
Internal Enron e-mails from May of 2001 identify Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the attendees at a small, hastily arranged meeting with…
Oct 3, 2003
Privacy
Rescind corporations’ constitutional rights
The San Diego Union-Tribune The impact of the legal redefinition of the corporate form made it a sovereign entity with the power…
Oct 3, 2003
Privacy
Rescind corporations’ constitutional rights
The impact of the legal redefinition of the corporate form made it a sovereign entity with the power to dominate people and,…
Oct 3, 2003Enron E-mails Confirm Schwarzenegger-Ken Lay Meeting
Enron E-Mails Show Arnold Met With Ken Lay During Energy Crisis Internal Enron e-mails confirm that Arnold Schwarzenegger was among a small…
Oct 3, 200364% Employers Support Health Care Mandate, Survey Says
Data Contradicts Chamber of Commerce's Statements in Opposition to SB 2 The Institute for Labor & Employment (ILE) at the University of…
Oct 2, 2003