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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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What Citizens Really Want
Above all else, citizens want results. When they don't get them, they morph into selfish people.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Which States Accepted the Most Refugees in 2012?
Millions of federal dollars flow every year through the states and a network of relief organizations to help refugees find housing, health care and jobs.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington Targets Veterans for State Employment
As troops begin returning home from Afghanistan, states are looking for ways to reduce veterans' high unemployment rate. Washington state wants to hire them.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ruling a Blow to Plan to End Federal Oversight of California Prisons
A federal judge rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's claim that California has improved its mental healthcare for inmates enough to end 17 years of court oversight.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Program Keeps Seniors from Unnecessary Psychiatric Admissions
Too many times, state officials say, nursing home residents wrongly end up in psychiatric care.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Has Highest Limit for Secret Campaign Donations
Politicians in New Jersey can receive more money while still keeping the names of their donors secret than those in any other state in the nation, masking the origins of millions of dollars in campaign contributions every year, a Star-Ledger analysis has found.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Marriage Opponents Lose Ballot-Title Battle in Oregon
The Oregon attorney general's office isn't buying an attempt by gay marriage opponents to radically rewrite the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would allow same-sex marriages in Oregon.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Oil and Gas Bills Pit Legislature vs. Governor in Colorado
For Gov. Hickenlooper, who supports oil and gas development, the Democrat-sponsored and -supported bills create a dilemma.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Connecticut Gov. Malloy: NRA CEO is Like a Clown
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy went on the attack against NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, saying that he "reminds me of the clowns at the circus - that's what he's paid to do."
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Behind Maryland Gov. O' Malley's Political Risk to Push Gun Control
After the mass shootings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary schools, Martin O’Malley wanted to attempt something no state had attempted to enact in nearly two decades.
April 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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