...board member, is chairing the committee. Its 17 members include board members, bargaining unit representatives and public citizens."We need to consider and balance the needs of all the students in the district," Thurston said. "We're looking...
...powerful positions in Congress - placed high for contributions, according to the to the government watchdog group Public Citizen The report says lobbyists have contributed $663,000 to U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' campaign and his political action...
...and nine of those used high amounts of lead, the Public Citizen study said. Most of the candles came from China or...than 15 micrograms to be ingested,'' he said. The Public Citizen study concluded that when the lead-wick candles...
...union, the Government Accountability Project and Public Citizen, released results of a survey that was distributed...enormous political clout," said Wenonah Hauter of Public Citizen, a group founded by Green Party presidential candidate...
...lobbyists. Fluetsch is completely wrong. SEACC has no more access to the court system than Sealaska, Exxon or a public citizen. In fact, I'm quite sure that Sealaska has adequate, if not better access to the courts than most Southeast Alaska...
...liability protection for buyers and sellers if their seafood products are incorrectly labeled "by mistake." But Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C.-based consumer rights group, told the USDA that the rule needs to be more stringent...
...tires. Almost 48 million have been made. Calls to the company's headquarters were not returned Wednesday. The Public Citizen watchdog group in Washington and attorneys involved in litigation with Bridgestone/Firestone and Ford allege 30...
...contributions in the 2000 election cycle, 147 percent more than in the 1994 cycle. The figures are helpfully provided by Public Citizen's Congress Watch. Congress Watch also reports that the pharmaceutical industry has, by a wide margin, chosen...
...with this bill, the federal government is not raising gas taxes to pay for road projects as some have advocated. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook praised the bill's safety provisions, particularly the improved standards to protect vehicle...
...tires. Almost 48 million have been made. Calls to the company's headquarters were not returned Wednesday. The Public Citizen watchdog group in Washington and attorneys involved in litigation with Bridgestone/Firestone and Ford allege 30...
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