Josh Peterson

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Josh Peterson 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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    Study: Competition from Uber and Lyft Helps the Poor

    Josh Peterson
    Low fares of competing taxi and ridesharing services mean better service for low-income communities, according to a study published Tuesday. Taxi regulations are commonly cited as a means to protect consumers from high prices, but a  new report by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University challenges that assumption, arguing regulations and the price of…
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    Google Chairman: Climate Change Skeptics Are ‘Making the World a Much Worse Place’

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    Washington Considers Legislation That Would Let You Only Buy One Cable Channel

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    The Scary Security Threat You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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    FCC Chief: Federal Law and Policy Preempts State Law In ‘Appropriate Circumstances’

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    Did Facebook Secretly Manipulate Your News Feed?

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    House Passes Measure to Assess Grid Vulnerability to Electromagnetic Pulse

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    Internet Tax Ban Moves a Step Closer to Becoming Permanent

    Josh Peterson