AB1191 Would Help Homeowners Understand Rate Hikes and Non-Renewals; Correct Mistakes in Homeowners Insurance Policies The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR), sponsor of the proposal, AB 1191 (Wiggins), is pressing for greater disclosure…
Corporate Three Strikes Bill Passes Senate Committee Legislation banning corporations from doing business in California if they are convicted of three or more felony crimes passed its first hurdle in the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
SB 26 Will Protect Consumers and Business by Requiring "Prior Approval" of Health Insurance Rates "It is disingenuous for a health insurer to call for new taxes when the industry is recording record profits, administrative…
Nation Should Not Adopt California's Failed Malpractice System A California law which caps non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits will override the findings of any jury and set an arbitrary value on the life of…
FTCR Cautions Congress Not To Repeat California's Deregulation Mistake Legislation introduced today aims to reverse California's disastrous experiment with energy deregulation and received strong praise from consumer advocates with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
SB 777 Will Protect Employees Who Come Forward, Punish Corporations and Executives That Do Not Legislation to provide new protections for workers who blow the whistle on corporate fraud and to punish corporations and executives…
LA Patient's Premiums Increase by 57% Today, Senator Figueroa, Senate President Burton, Assembly Member Laird and the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) introduced a new bill that requires health insurers to get state…
SCA 6 Must Also Prohibit Campaign Contributions by Regulated Industries, Says FTCR Consumer advocates announced support today for legislation which would require commissioners be elected to serve on the California Public Utility Commission (PUC), to…
Bill Would Re-Open Electricity Direct Access Legislation to re-institute a key provision of California's failed electricity deregulation experiment was met with strong criticism from consumer advocates
FTCR Says Davis Should Reverse Support for Utility Bailouts, Get Money Back to Consumers Now that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has acknowledged that energy companies created the electricity crisis in 2001, Governor Davis should…
Who Hit the Jackpot? FTCR today released a document revealing that the top two executives of malpractice insurer the Doctors Company were paid more than $4 million in compensation by the company in the year…
