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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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Arizona Sheriff Found Guilty of Racial Profiling
A Democratic state lawmaker called on Arizona officials to denounce Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the wake last week’s ruling that his agency racially profiled Latinos.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Education Funding Ruling a Blow for Colorado Schools
The Colorado Supreme Court's reversal of the Lobato school finance lawsuit, which handed a stinging defeat Tuesday to plaintiffs who for eight years sought greater and more equitable education funding, shifted even more attention to the recently passed bill that will seek financial help for schools from voters rather than the courts.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear Indiana Abortion Case Likely to Impact Arizona Bill
States aiming to restrict abortion access were dealt a setback Tuesday when the US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal of a lower court decision blocking an Indiana measure that would have prohibited Medicaid funding for health providers that perform abortion services.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Paid Welfare to Dead People
A state audit found Massachusetts has handed out $18 million in “questionable public assistance benefits” over the past few years, including welfare to more than 1,160 people who were either dead or using a deceased person’s Social Security number.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Sets 1st Rules for Elected Court Workers
The rules, the product of more than two years of work by a group that included judges, court officials, and constables, are a critical step toward reining in a system that detractors say has long lacked standards in such areas as qualifications and professionalism.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Are America's Most and Least Fit Cities?
The Twin Cities are the healthiest, fittest cities in the USA for the third year in a row, according to an analysis of the 50 most populous metropolitan areas.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Panel Gives Virginia Options for Restoring Ex-Felons' Voting Rights
A Virginia committee announced options Tuesday for streamlining the restoration of former felons’ voting rights, including actions the governor and legislature could take now to advance the process.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Investigate Maryland Freight Train Crash
A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles.
May 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mark Schauer to Challenge Gov. Rick Snyder in 2014
Former Democratic congressman Mark Schauer made it official Tuesday that he's running for Michigan governor in 2014.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
65 percent
The portion of cities with previously declining populations that saw their number of residents grow from 2010 to 2012, according to recent Census data.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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