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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.

Who Said That
None. No reaction. None. Look, my face didn't move. No reaction.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on news that Anthony Weiner is running for New York City Mayor.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uninsured Veterans Left Behind in States Not Embracing Medicaid Expansion
More than a quarter-million veterans who lack health insurance will miss out on Medicaid coverage because they live in states that have declined to expand the program under the Affordable Care Act.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Perry Calls Special Legislative Session
Gov. Rick Perry on Monday called lawmakers back into an immediate special session to consider redistricting measures for the Legislature and the Texans who serve in the U.S. Congress.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This will probably be a wake-up call for DOTs everywhere to look at the types of over-sized loads they're permitting and whether or not they have these kinds of bridges.
Paula Hammond, the former head of the Washington State Department of Transportation, referring to the bridge north of Seattle that collapsed into the Skagit River Friday after a truck with a high load crashed into an upper part of the span.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
85 percent
The portion of state and local officials who support background checks on all gun sales, according to a Governing Index survey.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More Functionally Obsolete Than Structurally Deficient Bridges in the Country
The four-lane bridge north of Seattle that collapsed and send several cars into the Skagit River Friday was rated by the Federal Highway Administration as "functionally obsolete" and was in far better shape than many bridges around the country.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police, Social Service Agencies Team Up to Fight Crime in Indianapolis
Officers are being trained to arrive on calls equipped with contacts for community, church, philanthropic and government agencies to which they can refer residents in crisis or professionals they can call on the spot.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will New Gay Marriage Laws Influence the Supreme Court's Ruling?
Three U.S. states and three countries have approved same-sex unions just in the two months since the Supreme Court heard arguments over gay marriage, raising questions about how the developments might affect the justices' consideration of the issue.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some States Pushing Back Against New Common Core Standards
While proponents say the new standards will better prepare students, critics worry they'll set a national curriculum for public schools rather than letting states decide what is best for their students.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Boy or Girl? Gender Identity a New Challenge for Schools
With the evolving gender spectrum ranging those who are transgender to those who see themselves as the opposite gender, schools are having to figure out how to accommodate them.
May 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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