✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
Gov. Snyder's Policies Are "Largest Tax Increase in Michigan History"
Senate Democrats said that 51 percent of Michigan's residents are being hit with tax increases for the first time this tax season as a result of policy changes made by Gov. Rick Snyder and the Republican legislative majority during the past two years.
March 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Oregon Secretary of State Wants to Use Driver's Licenses to Automatically Register Voters
Kate Brown's proposal could give Oregon the broadest pool of registered voters in the country.
March 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Community Colleges in California, Washington Named Best in U.S.
Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.
March 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Feds to Enforce Insurance ACA Reforms in 4 States
At least four states won’t enforce new sweeping insurance market reforms rolling out next year with the health law — leaving federal health officials in Washington to pick up the slack
March 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
On Infrastructure, West Coast Collaborates with British Columbia
California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have formed the West Coast Infrastructure Exchange to find innovative ways to invest in infrastructure.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Arizona Lawmakers Back Gold, Silver as Currency
The measure is Arizona’s latest jab at the federal government, which prohibits states from minting their own money.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Legalized Marijuana Creates a Hazy U.S.-Canadian Border
Canadians are finding that before they can enter pot-friendly Washington, where marijuana is now legal for recreational use, they must first be admitted into the country by the U.S. government, which still outlaws the drug.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Federal Health Law May Squeeze Massachusetts
State business and government leaders say federal rules stemming from the national health care overhaul threaten to drive up insurance costs in Massachusetts, a state widely viewed as a model for the sweeping legislation signed by President Obama in 2010.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Twitter Co-Founder Eyes NYC Mayoral Run
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the popular social media service Twitter and the mobile payments startup Square, reportedly says he wants to be mayor of New York one day.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Engineers Report Improvement in Infrastructure for 1st Time in 15 Years
The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded the nation's infrastructure a “D” in its last report and a D+ in its most recent report.
March 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png