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CBS News This Morning: California Drivers Are Feeling New Pain At The Pump These Days

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 10:44

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Accused of Ignoring Widespread Contamination, Top Toxics Regulator's Future Questioned

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 11:22
The state’s top toxics regulator, Barbara Lee, comes up for Senate confirmation this week in the wake of a CBS News story on how much more widespread lead contamination is around the now-closed Exide facility in East Los Angeles and that it exposes vulnerable children to dangerously high levels of lead.
 

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Attorney General Investigating Gas Price Gouging in California

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Thu, 07/09/2015 - 11:22

The California Attorney General's office said they are now investigating unusual pricing strategies by oil refiners a week after Consumer Watchdog presented it with evidence that oil refiners were artificially manipulating gasoline prices by leveraging their branded gasoline station contracts.
 

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As Secret Deals Probe Looms, PUC Urges Less Government Transparency

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 07/06/2015 - 10:06

Only in California would discussions about curtailing the public’s ability to monitor state and local government include a state commission accused of secret backroom deals. 

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Blue Shield Targets Profit Over Public Good, Tax Board Says

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Sun, 07/05/2015 - 10:44
Blue Shield of California's $4 billion reserves and an executive mandate to increase profits are some of the reasons the California Franchise Tax Board gave in a June 2014 audit that revoked the insurance company's tax-exempt status. 
 

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