Category Archives: Politics

Assemblyman Nava introduces bill to forbid California landlords from requiring animal declawing, debarking

Landlords sink to new low. April 15, 2010 Last year, California legislation that put regulation of cat declawing, or onychectomy, into the state’s hands sparked heated debate and prompted Los Angeles and six other cities to pass local bans on … Continue reading

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Tenants Rights Blog-Evict This!

  Tenants Rights Blog-Evict This! Crow & Rose Attorneys at Law – Tenants Rights Lawyers Landlord Tenant News: April 10 to April 16, 2010 Bill to forbid California landlords from requiring animal declawing, debarking L.A. councilman calls for one-year moratorium … Continue reading

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How Senator Vitter Battled the EPA Over Formaldehyde’s Link to Cancer

by Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has pushed the EPA to slow its process of updating its 20-year-old health assessment of formaldehyde. After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of his state’s residents said they suffered respiratory problems after being housed … Continue reading

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“State Farm is the Poster Child for What is Wrong with the System”

“State Farm is the poster child for what is wrong with the system, and the commissioner has given them too much latitude,” said Winslow of Texas Watch. April 14, 2010 | Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – To leading lawmakers and … Continue reading

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Commentary: Will the Supreme Court let corporate America judge itself?

Robert Weissman | Public Citizen April 12, 2010 Suppose you buy a new house that turns out to be plagued by toxic mold. The home builder refuses to make repairs. You want to sue, but you learn that the fine … Continue reading

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