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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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Maine Gov. LePage Vetoes Medicaid Expansion Bill
Gov. Paul LePage handed down an instant veto minutes after the Senate gave final passage to a bill that links repayment of Maine’s hospital debt to an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program.
May 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Perry Condemns Boy Scouts' Repeal of Ban on Openly Gay Members
Gov. Rick Perry has condemned the decision by Boy Scouts of America's national leadership on Thursday to admit openly gay scouts.
May 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Skagit River Bridge That Collapsed Wasn't Built to Take Critical Hit
The Washington state bridge that collapsed Thursday night shared a trait with a bridge in Minneapolis, which fell Aug. 1, 2007.
May 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota to Fund All-Day Kindergarten Starting in 2014
All-day kindergarten should become a reality throughout Minnesota in fall 2014 under an education-funding bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton that DFLers consider one of their chief accomplishments of the legislative session.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas Treasurer Resigns
State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned a day after appearing in federal court to face an extortion charge.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Lt. Gov. to Resign
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Connecticut's Landmark Gun Law Faces Court Challenge
A coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the Constitution.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EMILY’s List Endorses Allyson Schwartz for Pennsylvania Governor
The pro-Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List is throwing its support behind Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz in her bid to defeat incumbent GOP Gov. Tom Corbett.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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33 States Settle E-Book Price Fixing Lawsuit
Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle e-book pricing lawsuits filed by many states and private class plaintiffs, bringing an end to the long-running complaints in the U.S.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago OKs Massive School Closings
Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
May 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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