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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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Takoma Park is 1st U.S. City to Allow 16-Year-Olds to Vote
Though some residents argued that teenagers lack the maturity and experience to handle the responsibility of voting, the Takoma Park City Council in Maryland passed an amendment to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in city elections.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Affordable-Housing Battle Heads to Court
A three-judge panel said it will hear arguments on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to grab up to $162 million in affordable-housing funds for his proposed $32.9 billion budget
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Block Utah Public-Lands Law
A federal judge signed an order blocking implementation of a Utah law prohibiting some Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service employees from enforcing state laws anywhere in Utah after the U.S. Department of Justice argued the law was unconstitutional.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DUI Bill Advances in Washington State Amid NTSB Calls for Crackdown
A bipartisan bill to stiffen Washington state’s DUI penalties cleared its first legislative hurdle, while a safety board in the other Washington sought to kick off a national conversation about changing the very definition of drunken driving.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial Arizona Laws Rack Up Huge Legal Fees
Lawsuits defending some of the state’s most controversial laws have cost millions of dollars and thousands of hours of state employee time, diverting them from other important work.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Child Welfare Bills Signed by Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper
The bills address a number of issues within the child welfare system, including expanding the number of case-specific child fatality reviews and creating a statewide hotline for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Legislators Pay Peanuts for Health Insurance
Florida House Republicans, who last month loudly and proudly rejected billions of dollars in federal money that would have provided health insurance to 1 million low-income people, pay less than the $25 a month they wanted to charge poor Floridians for basic coverage.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. Jerry Brown Unveils Cautious Budget for Deficit-Free California
Brown put lawmakers on notice that he had no desire to ratchet up spending despite a multibillion-dollar windfall of tax receipts in recent months.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Anthony Weiner Hires Campaign Manager for NYC Mayoral Bid
Anthony Weiner’s new campaign manager for his nascent mayoral bid is a recent Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee adviser who spent four months working on a failed Staten Island congressional race last year.
May 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Bill Rejected in Iowa Senate
The effort failed on a 26-24 vote with Democrats against and Republicans in support.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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