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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.

News in Numbers
47 percent
The portion of state and local government officials who approve of President Barack Obama -- down from 54 percent last summer, according to a Governing survey.
May 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Portal Boosts Energy Research
Government officials now have access to vast amounts of data to help develop state energy policy and assess energy sustainability.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Brewer's Immigrant-License Policy Upheld in Court
A federal judge refused to suspend Gov. Jan Brewer’s policy denying driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through President Barack Obama’s deferred-action policy.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State's Marijuana Rules Taking Shape
State officials released proposed rules for a legal seed-to-store marijuana system that would allow adults to buy an ounce of tested, labeled pot seven days a week.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing a Strike, UC Medical Centers Cancel Elective Surgeries
Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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LAPD Freed from Federal Oversight After 12 Years
In a brief, three-line order, a judge formally lifted the binding agreement the U.S. Department of Justice imposed on the LAPD in 2001, which spelled out dozens of major reforms the police agency had to implement and frequent audits it was required to undergo.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Proposal to Raise Legal Cigarette Age to 21 Catches on in New Jersey
New Jersey and New York are both considering raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill Allowing Armed Personnel in Schools Becomes Tennessee Law
Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Impact of Louisiana School Voucher Ruling Beginning to Show
As the 2013-14 funding plan boomeranged between the Legislature and the state board of education, the state education superintendent revealed that the state had to find an extra $29 million for the current school year; meanwhile, parents of students in the voucher program rallied to keep their kids enrolled.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minimum-Wage Increase Hits Roadblock in Minnesota
Once a top priority, a hike in the minimum wage is falling off the agenda as the House and Senate disagree on how much it should rise.
May 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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