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Russell Nichols

Russell Nichols

Staff Writer

Russell Nichols is a GOVERNING staff writer. He is a former city reporter for the Boston Globe and has written stories on business, education, health, arts and religion for numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Magazine.

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Can Anyone Save California's Jobs Crisis?
Gov. Jerry Brown hires a former bank executive as jobs czar and prepares to unveil new plans to boost job creation in struggling state.
August 18, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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California Nonprofits Target Amazon with Boycott
A coalition of social welfare groups urges Californians to cancel Amazon accounts until the online retailer starts collecting state sales taxes.
August 16, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Can California Learn from China's High-Speed Rail System?
California's high-speed rail project suffers another blow as federal cuts threaten its future. Can a trip to China help legislators put the project on the right track?
August 02, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Do-or-Die Scenario Threatens California's Redevelopment Agencies
To save redevelopment agencies, cities and organizations have two bleak choices: sue or pony up $1.7 billion.
July 18, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Could South California Be The 51st State?
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone believes that the state is “ungovernable” and proposes that 13 conservative counties split from California.
July 11, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Attack on 'No Child Left Behind' Underway
In opposing the strict federal education law, state education leaders seek to take control by defying requirements.
June 29, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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In California, Violent Video Game Law Goes Down
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court shot down a California law, which bans the sale of violent video games to minors.
June 27, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Should California Kill the Death Penalty to Save Billions?
On the heels of a comprehensive study about the huge price tag on California's death row, one state senator proposes to abolish the death penalty once and for all.
June 20, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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Is California’s Three Strikes Law Due for a Change Up?
Stanford University lawyers gear up with a political consultant to pitch a reform initiative for one of the harshest sentencing laws in the nation.
June 16, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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40-Year-Old 'War on Drugs' Needs Fixing
After four decades of destructive drug control policies, will the U.S. change its ways?
June 13, 2011
 · Russell Nichols
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