William Patrick

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William Patrick is a reporter for Watchdog.org, a national network of investigative reporters covering waste, fraud and abuse in government. Watchdog.org is a project of the nonprofit Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity.

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    This State Hardly Has Any Fracking. But Activists Want to Ban It Anyway.

    William Patrick
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fresh off a statewide fracking ban in New York, environmental activists are taking the fight to Florida. Never mind that fracking hardly exists in the Sunshine State, at least compared to the North and Midwest. The message is clear: Shut it down. “Follow New York’s lead and ban fracking in Florida!” says…
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    Taxpayers on Losing End of Government’s Lax Oversight of Florida Nonprofit
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    How Much Will Obama’s Immigration Order Cost Florida Taxpayers?
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    Feds Dig Up $2 Million to Support Networking Needs of Amateur Fossil Fans
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    Billionaire Steyer Spends $15M Pushing Low-Priority Climate Change Message in Florida
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    Where’s the Beef? You Won’t Find Any on ‘Meatless Mondays’ in This School District
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    Open Government Groups Ask Obama for More Transparency
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    How an Anti-Religion Group Convinced a Florida School District to Ban Team Chaplains
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    Government’s ‘Secret’ Land-Use Restriction Threatens Florida Couple’s Seafood Restaurant
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    Florida Police Department to Begin Using Body-Mounted Cameras
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    Would You Volunteer to Pay for Solar Energy? It’s Happening in Florida.
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    Florida Mom Could Face 5 Years in Prison for Allowing Son to Play Unsupervised
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    IRS Isn’t the Only Government Agency to Destroy a Hard Drive
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    Government Regulation Threatens 119-Year-Old Family Cigar Business
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    Florida Supreme Court Rules Against Red-Light Cameras
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    Study Finds Food Trucks Are Cleaner Than Restaurants
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