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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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Resignation Calls Renewed for AG Cuccinelli Amid Gubernatorial Run
Virginia Democrats renewed demands that Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli resign after he belatedly disclosed about $13,000 worth of gifts that he claimed he forgot to declare in four years' worth of economic disclosure reports.
April 30, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poll: Christie is GOP's 3rd Choice for President
A new reveals that14 percent of self-identified Republicans preferred New Jersey Gov. Christie as their choice for president, compared to 16 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 18 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
April 30, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Not Allowed to Destroy Buyback Guns Under New Arizona Law
Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to require that any weapons that come into a city or county's possession must be sold off, with the profits used to bolster the local treasury.
April 30, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Immigration Case
The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state law that criminalizes the harboring of illegal immigrants.
April 30, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Becomes 14th State to Offer Undocumented Immigrants In-State Tuition
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill to grant in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrant students who graduate from state high schools. The measure is expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
April 30, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Background Checks May be up to Voters
After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters.
April 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sandy Cleanup Costs Double in NYC Compared to New Jersey
New York’s high cost was driven largely by how far the city had to transport its waste — and what it took to get it to a landfill in the Finger Lakes region west of Syracuse, according to Col. John Pilot, who headed the city’s cleanup efforts.
April 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee's Welfare Drug Testing Program Faces Hurdles
Tennessee is plunging ahead with a plan to drug test some welfare applicants even though a Florida judge stopped a similar program over constitutional issues and Arizona authorities caught only one welfare-receiving drug abuser in three years.
April 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Black Voter Turnout Passed Whites for 1st Time in 2012
America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home.
April 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina's Noteworthy Preschool Program Experienced Huge Enrollment Drop
North Carolina had one of the best pre-kindergarten programs in the country in 2011-12, but it also experienced one of the nation’s biggest drops in enrollment, according to a report released Monday.
April 29, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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