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Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

MASSPIRG Statement on House Passage of Health Reform	3/22/2010
Consumer Group Gives Final Health Reform Bill an A- on Costs	3/19/2010
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

Insurance Reform News

MASSPIRG Supports Proposed Consumer Protections for MA Drivers	6/23/2010
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

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

MASSPIRG praises Governor Deval Patrick’s veto of anti consumer provision	8/09/2010
Warehouse Clubs' "Guess the Price" Bill on Governor's Desk	8/02/2010
Consumer Groups Urge Lawmakers to Keep Price Disclosure Law Intact	7/28/2010
Historic Wall Street Reform Passes Senate	7/15/2010
Senator Scott Brown Stands Up for Main Street	7/12/2010

Tax & Budget Policy News

New State Budget and Tax Credit Transparency Reforms Signed Into Law	7/02/2010
Senate Hits One Out of the Park for Transparency	5/27/2010
Report: MA’s Quasi-Public Agencies Lack Transparency	5/18/2010
House Adopts State Spending Website	4/29/2010
Massachusetts Taxpayers Footing a $100 Billion Bill for Tax Dodgers	4/15/2010

Transportation Agenda News

Massachusetts a Leader in Bridge and Road Maintenance	4/28/2010
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

Money & Politics

Statement of Janet Domenitz, MASSPIRG Executive Director, urging Senator Brown to support the DISCLOSE Act	7/16/2010
The DISCLOSE Act is a Critical First Step to Prevent a Corporate Takeover of Democracy	4/29/2010
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

Healthy Communities News

Campaign Says to Legislators: Updated Bottle Bill is Not a Gamble	7/29/2010
Updated Bottle Bill gets green light from Committee, moves to Senate	7/14/2010
Big Push at the State House for Updated Bottle Bill	7/07/2010
Municipalities Would Gain Several Million Dollars with Bottle Bill Update	4/08/2010
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

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