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Senate Passes Bill to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes 5/07/2008

Last night, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly voted, 31-6, to pass the Tax Fairness bill to close three corporate tax loopholes, preventing large multi state companies from avoiding over $400 million a year in state taxes.

Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

Senate Passes RX Drug Reform Measures	4/21/2008
The Massachusetts Prescription Reform Coalition Praises Senate President Murray for Taking on Prescription Drug Costs	3/03/2008
New Coalition Launched to Lower Health Care Costs	1/17/2008
President Signs Prescription Drug Safety Bill	9/27/2007
Groundbreaking Report Shows Alarming MRSA Infection Rates At U.S. Hospitals	6/25/2007

Insurance Reform News

Two Insurers Undermine Massachusetts Auto Insurance Competition	3/24/2008
Rates to Increase for Many Good Drivers and to Decrease Substantially	2/28/2008
2008 Average Auto Insurance Rate – “no urban myth”	11/28/2007
New Auto Insurance Rates Are Worse Than Originally Reported	11/26/2007
Consumers Need to Be Aware of an Auto Insurance Bait and Switch	11/08/2007

Product & Food Safety News

MASSPIRG Applauds US Senate Passage of Product Safety Bill: URGES SWIFT NEGOTIATIONS WITH HOUSE	3/07/2008
Another Toy Recall: Fun ‘N Safe Magnetic Dart Board set recalled as CPSC Calls Magnet Toys #1 on the “List of Deadly Dangers”	2/26/2008
Statement of Consumer and Scientific Groups On House Passage of CPSC Reform Bill	12/20/2007
Statement of Janet S. Domenitz, MASSPIRG Executive Director, on the recent CPSC recall of Aqua Dots	11/08/2007
MASSPIRG Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Passage of Comprehensive Product Safety Bill	10/31/2007

Business Practices & Corporate Accountability News

College Students Overwhelmingly Support Steps To Address Aggressive Credit Card Marketing On Campus	3/27/2008
Identity Theft Prevention Law Goes Into Effect	11/01/2007
VIctory on ID Theft: Statement by MASSPIRG Consumer Advocate, Eric Bourassa, on New Identity Theft Law Signed by Governor Patrick	8/03/2007
Legislature Sends Identity Theft Prevention Bill to Gov. Patrick	7/17/2007
Legislators Looking To Protect Car Buyers From Misleading Loan Practices	6/26/2007

Transportation Agenda News

Transportation Bond Bill Passes Legislature	4/08/2008
First-ever Accounting of Oil and CO2 Savings from Public Transit	3/20/2008
Bond Bill Includes $800 million for Rail & Transit Projects	11/29/2007
Analysis Reveals Bad Options For MBTA	10/16/2007
Boston Traffic Congestion Some of Worst Nationwide	9/19/2007

Money & Politics

House Adopts Independent Ethics Oversight	3/12/2008
Historic Reform Passes House	7/31/2007
What happened to ethics reform?	5/07/2007
States Can Teach Congress About Ethics, Study Finds	2/06/2007

Healthy Communities News

Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/20/2007
Adding Water and Gatorade to the Bottle Bill	10/31/2007
Statement of U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Latest Mattel/China Recall	8/15/2007
1 Million Toys Recalled	8/01/2007
New Report Calls on Congress to Reverse EPA Rollbacks on Public Access to Toxics Data	4/22/2007

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