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Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

Health Care Costs Are a Top Concern for Floridians	2/20/2008
President Signs Prescription Drug Safety Bill	9/27/2007
Report Finds Floridians in Medicare Donut Hole Can Get Better Drug Prices 80 Percent of Instances by Shopping Around Than Through Drug Plans	10/10/2006
New Survey Shows Uninsured Tallahassee Residents Pay 57 Percent More Than The Federal Government For The Same Drugs	7/11/2006

Toxic-Free Communities News

New Report Shows That Safer Technologies can Eliminate Chemical Hazards at Pulp and Paper Mills	8/01/2007
New Report Links Toxic Pollution with Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data	3/22/2007
House Fails to Strengthen Weak Chemical Security Program	9/29/2006
Taxpayers Pay To Clean Up After Polluters At Nation’s Toxic Waste Sites	4/13/2006
New Report: As 25th Anniversary Approaches, Superfund Response to Natural Disasters and Toxic Waste Cleanups Jeopardized By Funding Shortfalls	12/08/2005

Property Insurance Reform News

Florida PIRG Applauds Governor Crist for Veto on Double Rent Bill	5/25/2007
Consumer Advocates Call on Governor to Veto Double Rent Bill	5/13/2007
Open Letter To Florida's State Representatives	4/28/2007
Consumer Groups Warn Lawmakers: Beware the Fine Print in Some Bills, it's no Joke to Consumers	3/30/2007
OPEN LETTER FROM THE CONSUMER INSURANCE COALITION	3/19/2007

Media Reform News

Digital Television (DTV) Transition Could Cost Consumers	2/13/2008
Florida’s First Statewide Media-reform Conference to Be Held in Sarasota	10/02/2007
AT&T Merger Concessions Send Strong Message to Congress – Protect Internet Freedom	7/05/2007
Anti-Consumer Cable Bill Becomes Law	5/18/2007
Public Interest Groups Urge Governor Crist to Veto 'Consumer Choice Act'	5/08/2007

Money & Politics News

House Adopts Independent Ethics Oversight	3/11/2008
Fraud, Failure No Deterrent to Federal Contract Awards	10/03/2007
House Takes Next Step Toward Lobby Reform	5/24/2007
Momentum Builds for Public Funding of Congressional Elections	3/28/2007
Florida PIRG Op-Ed: Congress Should Welcome Change to Ethics Process by Gary Kalman	3/08/2007

Voting & Democracy News

Governor Crist Vetoes Anti-Democratic Legislation	6/26/2007
Letter To Gov. Crist	5/23/2007
Florida Voters Coalition Congratulates Governor Crist And State Legislators For Ending Paperless Elections	5/03/2007
Grass Roots Coalition Launches Campaign to Encourage “The People’s Governor” to Protect Floridians’ Right to Amend their Constitution with a Veto of Legislation Designed to Stifle Ballot Initiatives	5/10/2008

Financial Privacy & Security News

A.G. Retrieves Millions For Floridians is Rington Scam Settlement with AT&T Wireless	2/29/2008
Identity Theft Prevention Law Passes Legislature	4/27/2006
New Survey Finds One In Four Credit Reports Contain Serious Errors	6/17/2004
Consumers Save Thousands By Calling Credit Card Company	3/27/2002

Product Safety News

Florida PIRG Applauds Senate Passage of Comprehensive CPSC Reform	3/06/2008
Congresswoman Castor & Florida PIRG Alert Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/20/2007
Statement of Florida PIRG Legislative Advocate Brad Ashwell on Latest Mattel/China Recall	8/15/2007
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers To Hidden Toy Hazards	11/21/2006
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers To Hidden Toy Hazards	11/22/2005