Citizen Agenda: An Update For Members Of CALPIRG

 

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HEALTH CARE —CALPIRG is in the midst of one of the nation’s most vigorous debates about the future of health care. Here CALPIRG’s Steve Blackledge speaks with California Rep. Henry Waxman about prescription drug reforms being debated in California and Washington, D.C.


 

CALPIRG Takes On Health Insurance Industry
On March 23, a Los Angeles Times front page story revealed that Blue Cross of California had cancelled health insurance coverage of customers who became pregnant or sick. More>

Governor Proposes Major Cuts To Public Transit
After Gov. Schwarzenegger unveiled a January budget proposal that would cut $1.1 billion meant for public transit, CALPIRG Advocate Emily Rusch quickly met with dozens of legislators to ask them to oppose the cuts. We’ve already identified numerous legislators willing to fight for public transit funding in the final budget adopted in June. More>


 

New CALPIRG Report On High Cost of Textbooks

Drug Safety Bill Reintroduced

TJX Data Breach Shows Need for ID Theft Reform

House Votes To Repeal Tax Breaks For Oil Industry

Remembering Susan Birmingham

 

Lobby Reforms Pass;
Pelosi Focuses On Enforcement

Lowering Interest Rates
For Student Loans

CALPIRG Interview: Assemblymember Mike Feuer On Public Transit

   
   

Making Progress On The Federal To-Do List

 

 

CALPIRG Citizen Agenda
Summer 2007
Vol. 21, No. 3

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