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Associated Press Gov. Gray Davis on Monday asked federal regulators to trim back the cost of long-term energy contracts the state scrambled…
Feb 25, 2002The San Luis Obispo Tribune The push to replace aging voting equipment was born in Florida, but long before the now-infamous 2000…
Feb 24, 2002PUC action, shrinking bill help avert increaseSan Diego Union-Tribune The state utilities commission yesterday spared SDG&E's electricity customers from another rate hike,…
Feb 22, 2002The Associated Press California power regulators no longer stand in the way of the state issuing $11.1 billion of bonds to settle…
Feb 22, 2002Electric Light & Power Magazine The headlines have been screaming for over a year about the pros and cons of deregulation, and…
Feb 22, 2002Agreement Allows Governor Davis-controlled Agency to Set Rates Without Challenge
Feb 21, 2002Points to Significant HMO & Insurer Contributions to Members while Important Patient Protection Bills Hang in the Balance The Foundation for Taxpayer…
Feb 19, 2002Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Don't look now, but you've probably signed away your right to sue your credit card issuer, broker, long distance…
Feb 18, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle While disgraced former insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush basks on balmy Oahu, the campaign for his former job focuses…
Feb 17, 2002The film's premise is flawed, officials say, adding that its violence could encourage copycat crimes.The Orange County Register The movie 'John Q',…
Feb 16, 2002$3.6 Billion From Ratepayers Allows Edison to Profit from Deregulation Crisis
Feb 15, 2002Regulation: State wants to review arbitration cases involving patients, while industry representatives say it would be an undue invasion of privacy.Los Angeles…
Feb 15, 2002The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights issued 'The Whistleblower' No. 1 Thursday. The newsletter, which is sent to the organization's internet…
Feb 14, 2002The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights issued 'The Whistleblower' No. 1 Thursday. The newsletter, which is sent to the organization's internet…
Feb 14, 2002California Consumer Group Says Enron, Lay Must Be Held Responsible For Energy Deregulation Fallout
Feb 12, 2002BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #90 - Feb 07, 2002 Why did the…
Feb 7, 2002The Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today condemned suggestions by a state senator that California's 24 hour consumer complaint hot…
Feb 7, 2002BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #89 - Feb 06, 2002 Linda Lay's liquidity…
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