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Media Hit | Budget, Transportation

Essential Public Radio: Research Group Cautions About Red Light Cameras

With the state legislature debating possible expansion of red light cameras from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and 18 other Pennsylvania cities, Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) warns of their ineffectiveness.

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Blog Post | Financial Reform

If our political leaders REALLY want to help small business… | Alana Miller

Small business owners have big troubles with big banks and credit cards and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should take a look at the numerous obstacles.

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Report | PennPIRG Education Fund | Health Care

Making the Grade

When it comes to health care, there are few magic-bullet solutions for the many problems consumers face in the marketplace: insurers don’t compete for their business, leading to higher prices and lower quality. Important information about coverage is buried in the fine print, making it hard to know what’s really covered or which plan is right. And costs are continuing their unsustainable rise.

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Media Hit | Budget, Transportation

Central Penn Business Journal: Judge privatization panel on results, supporters say

Sometime toward the end of the month, Gov. Tom Corbett's newly appointed privatization council is expected to convene for its first meeting. When it does, it will have a broad mandate. Members will look across "the entire spectrum of state functions" to find potential savings, Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley said.

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Media Hit | Financial Reform

Post-Gazette: Please protect consumers, Sen. Toomey

For more than two months, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a centerpiece of the 2010 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- has been up and running. It's the nation's first federal financial regulator with the singular duty of protecting consumers -- including, specifically, members of the armed services -- from unfair financial practices.

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News Release | Financial Reform

On Anniversary of Financial Crisis, Pennsylvanians Look to Congressman Kanjorski for Leadership on Reform

Philadelphia, PA – One year ago this week Lehman Brothers collapsed in New York and the ripple effect began to spread to Pennsylvania. Today, as the President speaks in New York City on the need for strong financial regulations to protect consumers, Pennsylvanians need Congress to pass H.R. 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act.

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News Release | Health Care

Local Small Business: “If I Ran My Business the Way Health Care Does, I’d Have to Shut My Doors”

Philadelphia, PA Oct. 7, 2009— Pennsylvania small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs according to a new report released by the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group today.

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News Release | Health Care

Survey: Small Businesses Crushed by Rising Health Costs

Philadelphia, PA, July 21, 2009— Pennsylvania small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report released by Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group on South Street in Philadelphia today.

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News Release | Financial Reform

House Passes Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 – Statement from PennPIRG's federal Consumer Advocate Ed Mierzwinski on the passage of the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.

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News Release | PennPIRG | Consumer Protection

PIRG’s Trouble In Toyland

Washington, DC-- Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, despite a new law overhauling the nation’s product safety watchdog agency, according to the 23rd annual toy safety survey released today. The group also warned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission may delay one of the new law’s toxic toy protections indefinitely.

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