Sunday, March 4, 2012

CONSUMER GROUPS FEEL UNPROTECTED BUSINESS-MINDED ADVISERS ON TRANSITION TEAM WANT TO WIELD AX.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer

ALBANY Telephone and electric rates. Real estate, insurance, and banking

regulations.

These and other consumer issues probably affect more New Yorkers than

hot-button campaign topics such as welfare reform or the death penalty.

Yet consumer advocates said they don't know how Gov. George Pataki will handle such issues. Consumer issues per se didn't come up during his campaign and he made no specific mention of them during Wednesday's State of the State address.

In light of this information void, consumer advocates could be described as cautiously pessimistic.

The caution …

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