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Tax Fairness Act causing serious debate
by MIKE PERRAULTDesert Sun
September 7th, 2010
...the CTA submitted more than 800,000 signatures to place the repeal measure on the November ballot. Other supports include the California Nurses Association, Consumer Federation of California, California Tax Reform Association and Congress of California Seniors.
CFC's November Ballot Recs: Corporate Interests vs. The Public Good
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of CaliforniaCalifornia Progress Report
September 1st, 2010
Unfortunately for California, June's election results have not served as the deterrent some may have hoped. November brings a new crop of initiatives bankrolled by some of our nation's most notorious polluters and corporate bad actors.

CFC Editorials
PG&E Customers Killed Prop 16
by Richard Holober, CFC Executive DirectorCalifornia Progress Report
PG&E spent $46 million of its ratepayer dollars on Prop 16 to make sure our electric rates remain high, without asking the consent of its ratepayers.
Prop 15: Step One in Breaking Big Money's Strangle Hold on California Elections
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of CaliforniaCalifornia Progress Report
June 3rd, 2010
...all but one of the donors to the ballot committee opposing Prop 15 comes from either a lobby firm, individual lobbyist, or a lobby employer – including BP's lobby firm, Political Solutions.

Breaking News and Alerts
Dan Morain: Oil moguls spend big to gut clean air law
by Dan MorainSacramento Bee
September 9th, 2010
Like other big-money players in Proposition 23, Koch Industries runs the risk that it no longer would be the massive corporation it is today if Californians were to vote down the initiative on Nov. 2, and permit regulators to implement AB 32 and reduce carbon emissions.
Out-of-state polluters pump up effort to kill climate law
by Susanne RustCalifornia Watch
September 8th, 2010
Industrial polluters from outside of California, including Koch Industries, are stepping up the pressure to kill AB 32, California's landmark climate change law, by flooding millions of dollars into the campaign set to derail the landmark legislation.

CFC Press Releases
Consumer Federation Announces Primary Election Endorsements
April 5th, 2010
"The candidates we endorsed have solid records of standing up for the interests of California consumers. We look forward to working with them when they take office in the state legislature," said Richard Holober, CFC Executive Director.
Nurses, Fair Elections Advocates to Deliver ‘Prop. 15 Disinfectant Cleanser’ to CA’s Shadow Government: Lobbyists
March 9th, 2010
"The corrosive influence of corporate money in the state capitol undermines every piece of legislation consumers care about..." said Zack Kaldveer, spokesperson for the Consumer Federation of California.


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