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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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Freedom of '3 Strikes' Law Prisoners Varies by County in California
Majorities in every California county voted last fall to scale back the state's Three Strikes law so thousands of inmates serving life sentences for relatively minor third offenses would have the chance to be set free. Five months later, there is no such unanimity among counties when it comes to carrying out the voters' wishes.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lottery Privatization Can Happen Without New Jersey Legislature's Approval Now
Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have required his administration to get the state Legislature's approval to go ahead with a plan to privatize parts of the New Jersey Lottery.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Gov. Scott Urged to Call Special Session on Medicaid
At stake is $51 billion in federal funding to provide insurance coverage to 1 million low-income Floridians. House Republicans blocked that from happening during the regular session, which ended Friday.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GAO: Nashville Spent Millions on Courthouse it Doesn't Need
A GAO report found that 10 of the 12 planned courthouses, including Nashville’s, were not justified.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Doled Out Economic Incentives Despite Red Flags
State officials who awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to lure jobs here sometimes missed critical red flags in vetting the grant recipients.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Underwent Weight-Loss Surgery
Gov. Chris Christie — whose weight has long been the subject of public worry and late-night talk show jokes — said he underwent lap-band stomach surgery in February.
May 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Immigrants Are Transforming Port Chester, New York
Port Chester, N.Y., presents a microcosm of the costs and benefits that immigration reform could offer.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2050
City leaders this month are unveiling an ambitious Climate Action Plan, with the goal of making Seattle carbon neutral (zero net emissions of greenhouse gases) by 2050
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia to Expand Medicaid
Tens of thousands of West Virginians will soon be eligible for Medicaid coverage after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the state would expand its program under the federal health care overhaul.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Funding for Cities' Anti-Terrorism Centers Dwindling
The so-called fusion centers -- they sift intelligence about terrorism, determine threat levels, and investigate suspicious activity and potential crises -- have become a fixture in post-9-11 America. There are 78 centers nationwide.
May 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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