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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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Obama's Cigarette Tax to Fund Preschool Up in Smoke
Presidential budgets are all about theater. But this year’s was more theatrical than most: Its biggest single new proposal — the sin tax to generate $78 billion to fund a preschool education program — vanished almost as soon as Obama announced it four weeks ago.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Makes a Political Comeback
Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after trouncing Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch with 54 percent of the votes, a 9 percentage point victory that dashed predictions of a close race.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Marriage Approved in Delaware as Lawmaker Comes Out
Delaware is the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Gov. Pence Signs School Resource Officer Bill
The bill sets aside $10 million in state money to allow public schools to apply for matching grants to hire police officers for schools that don’t already have them.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Public Hearing in New York Held Without the Public
Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate to examine New York City’s campaign finance system: the public.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Christie's Surgery Carries Political Weight
Political experts say the New Jersey governor's decision to undergo stomach surgery in an effort to lose weight could help his chances at a presidential run in 2016.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Baltimore Schools Chief Resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system.
May 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Phoenix Police to Destroy Guns Before New Law Takes Effect
Three months before a new state law goes into effect requiring police to sell any weapon they receive, Phoenix officials plan to destroy as many guns as residents bring them.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Teachers Opt to Work for Rest of Year -- Even Without Pay
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) recently decided to freeze the district’s April, May and June state aid payments after state officials discovered the district had received $580,000 in state aid for a program for incarcerated youths that the district no longer ran.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Solitary Confinement Under New Scrutiny
Over the last year, state and federal court rulings have limited the use of solitary units, which prison officials defend. State legislators, meanwhile, have proposed regulating them further.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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