Rob Nikolewski

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Rob Nikolewski 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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    California Governor Hails ‘Coercive Power of Government’

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    California Gov. Jerry Brown raised some eyebrows while attending the U.N. Climate Summit in Paris this month, proclaiming that the “coercive power of the central state” is needed to promote good public policy, specifically when it comes to a cleaner environment. Taking part in an onstage presentation with billionaire and climate activist Tom Steyer, Brown said…
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    Another Government-Backed Renewable Energy Giant Is Looking Unstable

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    Report: New EPA Rules Could Raise Energy Prices in 47 States

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    Without Government Subsidy, Electric Car Sales Crash in Georgia

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    Solyndra Redux: Another Green Company May Lose Taxpayers Millions

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    New York Gov. Cuomo Rejects New Evidence, Continues to Forbid Fracking

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    New EPA Regulation Causes Concern Even Among Democrats

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    California Governor Vows to Override Democrat-Led Legislature on Climate Change Regulations

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    With Potential Collapse of Major Project, Offshore Wind Projects Still Offline

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    California Has 15 Years to Hit a 50% Renewable Energy Goal. Will It Happen?

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    Fracking Supporters in New York Aren’t Giving Up, Despite State Ban

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    The Reaction to New York’s Fracking Ban

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    As Gas Prices Tumble, States Feel Pinch of Less Tax Revenue

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    Confusing Wording Could Sink This State’s Elections Amendment

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    10 Years on, Spaceport Still Not Near Liftoff

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    Why Taxi Companies Hate Ridesharing, Explained in One Chart

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    University Reconsiders Questionnaire About Students’ Sex Lives

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    These Two States Tied for First Among States Reliant on Federal Dollars

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    This One Policy Switch Could Make Gas Way Cheaper

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    New Mexico to Give $100K to ‘The Bachelor’

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    Sheriffs in the Southwest: Border ‘Spiraling Out of Control’

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    Poll Shows Growing Support for Right-to-Work Laws … Even Among Democrats

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    How Did Your Police Department End Up With an MRAP?

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    Who’s Teaching the Undocumented Children at Federal Immigration Facilities?

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    Here’s How New Mexico Made the Leap Into Top 5 Oil-Rich States

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    Despite Obamacare, High-Risk Insurance Pools Stay Afloat

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    Across America, Ridesharing Companies Face the Wrath of Regulators

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    City OKs $100,000 in Taxpayer Money to Lure ‘The Bachelor’

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    Wind Farms Divide Environmentalists: Renewable Energy vs. Dead Birds

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    Milton Friedman’s 7 Most Notable Quotes

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    One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Oil Is Right Here in America

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    Frustrated With Federal ‘Bullying’ Over Mouse, Ranchers Take Their Case to Congress

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    New Mexico’s Mouse War Escalates

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    Gary Johnson: ‘Abolish the IRS’

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    $6 a Gallon? Where Gas Prices Might Be Without the U.S. Energy Boom

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    Federal Officials Propose 8-Foot Fences to Protect Endangered Mice

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    New Mexico Shoots Down Drones for Hunting

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    Another State Attempts to Block Ride-Sharing Companies Uber, Lyft

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    New Mexico Officials Question Border Holding Facility

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    Should the Government Own So Much Land Out West? Some States Want It Back

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    Why a Chicken and a Mouse Are Stirring Debate in New Mexico

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