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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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Minimum-Wage Battle Waged Among Minnesota House, Senate
The Minnesota Senate narrowly approved a modest increase to the state’s minimum wage that directly contrasts with the higher wage hike approved by the House and endorsed by Gov. Mark Dayton.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona May Join States Offering Foster Kids Free Tuition
Seventeen other states have tuition waivers for foster children.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Audit Shows Detroit Fire Dept. Violated Drug Policies
Four employees who tested positive for cocaine or high blood-alcohol levels — but faced no disciplinary actions — were among a handful of incidents described in an auditor general’s report.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Secretary of State Tweaks Automatic Voter-Registration Bill in Search of Support
Kate Brown said she has agreed to changes to address privacy concerns, as well as worries from minor political parties faced with rapidly increasing their numbers to keep their ballot status.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bills to Increase Oversight of Oil and Gas Industry Fail in Colorado
The administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper, as well as the oil and gas industry, opposed several of the bills.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana Regulations Finalized in Massachusetts
Companies hoping to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to hire an independent lab to test their products for contaminants, under final rules that regulators approved by unanimous vote.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. to Open Hybrid Traditional-Charter School
D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson described the effort as a first-of-its-kind partnership that will produce neither a traditional school nor a charter school but something in between.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Caylee's Law' on Missing Children Sent to North Carolina Governor
The bill, inspired by the case of Caylee Anthony, makes it a felony when parents knowingly fail to report to police their child has been missing for at least 24 hours.
May 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voucher Funding Unconstitutional, Rules Louisiana Supreme Court
Act 2, part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2012 package of education reforms, diverts money from each student's per-pupil allocation to cover the cost of private or parochial school tuition.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Driving Limits Pass Colorado Legislature After Several Attempts
The bill approved was the sixth try in the past three years to pass a stoned-driving limit, which supporters say will give prosecutors a tool to combat an increase in stoned-driving cases.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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