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Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

MASSPIRG Joins Better Care	1/14/2010
MASSPIRG advocates closing student health care loophole, ensuring quality affordable insurance for Bay State students	12/03/2009
Washington, D.C.: MASSPIRG Applauds CBO Health Reform Report	11/30/2009
MASSPIRG Statement on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy	8/26/2009
New Report: Health Care Reform Can Save Massachusetts $78 Billion	8/05/2009

Insurance Reform News

Auto Insurance Companies Caught Overcharging Consumers	3/02/2010
MASSPIRG Supports Two Pro-Consumer Auto Insurance Bills	11/12/2009
Legislature Passes Bill to Save the Drivers’ Appeals Board	4/09/2009
Two Insurers Undermine Massachusetts Auto Insurance Competition	3/24/2008
Rates to Increase for Many Good Drivers and to Decrease Substantially	2/28/2008

Product & Food Safety News

Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous	11/24/2009
MASSPIRG statement on today’s Attorneys General settlement with Mattel toys	12/15/2008
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards Calls passage of strong reforms good step forward, but warns "Buyer Beware" this year	11/25/2008
President Bush Signs Landmark Consumer Product Safety Act	8/14/2008
Consumer Groups Applaud Congress Passage of Strong Product Safety Bill;	7/30/2008

Business Practices & Corporate Accountability News

Historic New Credit Card Rules Ban Tricks and Traps	2/22/2010
Statement of Janet S. Domenitz, Executive Director, MASSPIRG on President Obama’s “Crisis Fee”: Good First Step, But Banks Owe Much More	1/15/2010
House Stands With Consumers Against Big Banks	12/11/2009
House Votes on Historic Wall Street Reforms	12/10/2009
MASSPIRG seeks stronger protections against identity theft	9/22/2009

Tax & Budget Policy News

Report Shows Which States More Transparent On Economic Stimulus Spending	1/26/2010
Massachusetts Stimulus Website: What It Tells Us & How It Could Tell Us More	12/22/2009
Government watchdog groups praise new transparency requirement for all stimulus funded contracts	7/29/2009
Conference Committee Fails to Include New Transparency Measures in Final Budget	6/19/2009
MASSPIRG urges Budget Conference Committee to include the Transparent State Budget Website amendment in the final 2010 budget	6/04/2009

Transportation Agenda News

The Recovery Act at One Year	2/16/2010
MASSPIRG and MassDOT Praise Obama Administration for Sending $1B for High Speed Rail to New England	2/09/2010
Public Transportation Projects Create More Jobs than Building Highways	1/08/2010
Legislature Hears Testimony on Gas Tax Bills	12/07/2009
MASSPIRG Calls on Congress to Fund High Speed Rail	12/01/2009

Money & Politics

Citizens United Opinion Unleashes Flood of Corporate Money in Campaigns	1/21/2010
Campaign Contributions Pave the Way for Highway Construction	11/12/2009
House Adopts Independent Ethics Oversight	3/12/2008
Historic Reform Passes House	7/31/2007
What happened to ethics reform?	5/07/2007

Healthy Communities News

Statement from MASSPIRG Executive Director Janet S. Domenitz on Governor Patrick’s request of DPH to limit the use of Bisphenol A	3/03/2010
FDA Announcement on Bisphenol A is a good first step but more action is needed	1/18/2010
MASSPIRG Statement on the Governor's New Recycling Priorities	12/11/2009
No New Incinerators for Massachusetts	12/11/2009
Adding Water and Gatorade to the Bottle Bill	10/07/2009

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