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Health Care & Prescription Drugs In the News

Sacramento Bee - Insurance rate hikes fan political firestorm	3/02/2010
Los Angeles Times - Healthcare Reform, Not Political Theater	2/24/2010
Sacramento Bee - Licking Their Wounds, Health Advocates Ask "What Now?"	1/21/2010
Fresno Bee - Valley swing votes lobbied for health-care bill	11/18/2009
Los Angeles Times - CALPIRG says small business left in the cold on healthcare reforms	10/13/2009

Transit In the News

Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monicans spend $8,000 each year on transportation	3/10/2010
Streetsblog LA - Advocates Make the Case for More Federal Funding for Southern California Transit and Bikeways	2/19/2010
KCRA - Report Supports High-Speed Rail Plan	2/10/2010
San Jose Mercury - Public transit cuts will make Bay Area economic recovery difficult	1/11/2010
Riverside Press-Enterprise - Region poised to be crossroads for bullet trains	12/26/2009

Identity Theft Prevention In The News

Sacramento Bee - Finding out who sells personal info to junk-mail firms is tough	1/02/2008
KCBS - CALPIRG Releases Report on Identity Theft	1/02/2008
KCRA Sacramento - CALPIRG: Toughen Personal Information Sales	1/02/2008

Consumer Protection In The News

LA Times - Payday lenders may avoid U.S. oversight	3/11/2010
Los Angeles Times - Consumer protection agency would put teeth in new credit card rules, backers say	2/23/2010
Sacramento Bee - Legislation targets predatory, confusing marketing of reverse mortgages	12/29/2009
Los Angeles Times - Parents beware: Hazardous toys may still wind up on store shelves	11/25/2009
Fox News Los Angeles - Report Examines Toxic, Hazardous Toys	11/24/2009

Affordable Higher Education In The News

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Financial aid critical to state's community college students	12/20/2009
News Blaze - Report Finds Community College Students Work Too Many Hours	12/07/2009
The Desert Sun - Students struggle to balance work, school	10/29/2009
Los Angeles Times - Free digital texts begin to challenge costly college textbooks in California	8/18/2008
San Diego Union Tribune - CALPIRG Op-Ed: Affordable textbooks; affordable education	9/26/2007

Voting & Democracy In the News

Washington Post - Democrats suggest ways to curb companies' campaign spending	2/12/2010
New York Times - An Age Ripe for Political Reform (Maybe)	12/13/2009
San Jose Mercury News - Donations follow on heels of vetoes	10/18/2007
Los Angeles Times - Big business on a hot streak with governor	10/16/2007
Press-Enterprise - Ensure that average citizens finance bids for public office	4/01/2007

More CALPIRG In The News

LA Times - Curbing mortgage abuse	9/21/2009
Orange County Register - Politician becomes crusader for struggling homeowners	9/20/2009
LA Times - Regulators consider ban on upfront fees for loan modification help	9/18/2009
Marketplace Morning Report - New Credit Card Rules Begin	8/20/2009
Sacramento Bee - State spending: The easier to track, the better	8/04/2009

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