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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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Tennessee is Losing Its War on Meth
Police push for tougher laws as the state becomes No. 1 in use of the drug.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Legislature Passed Record Number of Bills
Utah legislators just set an all-time record, apparently, for passing bills and resolutions -- enacting 524 this year, compared to 478 in 2012 and 504 in 2011.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Takeover Bill Introduced in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill that would give Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III direct control over the county’s schools superintendent and operations.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Past State Takeovers Don't Guarantee Success in New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie’s takeover of Camden schools marks the fourth time the state has taken over a large urban school system. Three of those interventions continue today with only limited success.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa Senate OKs Medicaid Expansion, Setting Up Showdown with Gov. Branstad
Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed a “Healthy Iowa Plan” to cover all of the approximately 89,000 uninsured Iowans earning below 100 percent of federal poverty level.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill Clinton Endorses Wendy Greuel for Los Angeles Mayor
The support comes at a critical time in Greuel's campaign, as she tries to move past a rocky stretch that included a staff shake-up and continued questions about her ties to labor.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear a 2nd Affirmative Action Case
Even before the justices have issued a ruling on the other affirmative action case that they considered this term, they agreed to consider whether Michigan voters had the legal right to bar the state's public colleges and universities from considering race or ethnicity in admissions.
March 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Remembering Tom Clements
The leader of Colorado’s prison system, who was killed last week, was a hero to communities that probably never knew his name.
March 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Major Shake-Up in Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate's Campaign
After a series of missteps in her run for mayor of Los Angeles, City Controller Wendy Greuel has hired a senior aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as her new campaign manager for the final weeks before the May runoff.
March 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona's Ban on Ethnic Studies Sparked Renewed Interest in Subject Nationwide
Arizona passed a law to dismantle a Mexican American studies program, but the legislation has had an unintended effect of renewing interest in ethnic studies and Chicano and Latino literature.
March 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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