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REGENCE HIKES HEALTH INSURANCE RATES 26% 7/01/2008

Consumer and business groups gathered outside the corporate offices of Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield to highlight a troubling example of the high cost of health care.

Squandering the Stimulus: Average American Households Spent Economic Stimulus on Gas 6/27/2008

Without sufficient alternatives to driving, many Oregon families spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas.

U.S. House Responds To High Gas Prices by Investing Nearly $2 Billion in Public Transportation 6/26/2008

Responding to record-high gas prices and the rising use of public transportation, the House of Representatives today passed HR 6052, the Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act, authorizing $1.7 billion to transit agencies across America to expand services and reduce fares.

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A Better Way to Go: Meeting America's 21st Century Transportation Challenges With Modern Public Transit 3/27/2008

Our transportation system is increasingly out of step with the challenges of the 21st century. Clean, efficient transit service already saves billions of gallons of oil each year, reduces traffic congestion in our cities, and curbs emissions of pollutants that cause global warming.

Trouble in Toyland: The 22nd Annual Survey of Toy Safety 11/20/2007

For several years, we have reported that toys are safer than ever before. Yet, as many have noted, 2007 has been described the "year of the recall."

The Value of Healthy Kids: Health Care Cost Savings and Children's Health Improvements Through Measure 50 10/24/2007

Measure 50 on Oregonâ€™s November ballot would enact policies to help provide health insurance for over 100,000 uninsured children in Oregon, fund tobacco prevention and education, and provide funds to enroll an additional 10,000 low income adults in the Oregon Health Plan. The policies would be funded mainly by increasing Oregon's cigarette tax by 84.5 cents per pack.

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Subprime Mortgage Reform Could End Up on 2008 Ballot 11/15/2007

A broad effort to curb abuses in Oregon's mortgage lending industry may land on the 2008 ballot, with consumer advocates and industry representatives seemingly deadlocked on a proposed legislative package.

Identity-theft law will let consumers freeze credit files 10/02/2007

Businesses must notify customers of data breaches: Consumers will have a new way to protect themselves against identity theft, and businesses will have more responsibility to shield personal information from data-security breaches under an Oregon law that took effect Monday.

Measure puts chill on identity theft 6/23/2007

It will be easier for Oregonians to safeguard their personal information -- including putting a security freeze on their credit reports --under a bill that cleared the Senate unanimously Friday and is expected to become law.

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