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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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Chicago's Credit Rating Downgraded Because of Illinois' Financial Problems
Illinois has the worst credit rating of any state in the nation.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tuition Equity Bill for Undocumented Immigrants Uncertain in Minnesota
If the Legislature passes the bill, Minnesota would join 12 other states in offering in-state tuition to eligible undocumented immigrants.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Internet Cafe Campaign Cash Flooded Florida Lawmakers
Threatened with being shut down, the owners and operators flooded lawmakers with campaign cash and hired a stable of lobbyists with money that police now say was illegally obtained.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bobby Jindal's Tax Plan for Louisiana Unveiled
His long-anticipated tax plan would do away with the state's income and corporate taxes in favor of a higher, broader sales tax.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Gov. Dayton Scraps Sales, Property Tax Overhaul
Gov. Mark Dayton’s new plan relies heavily on a $1.1 billion income tax increase on the wealthy and allows him to revert to the “Tax the Rich” mantra that got him elected.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa Gov. Branstad's Medicaid Stance is Risky
Gov. Terry Branstad continues to rebuff the idea of making Medicaid bigger, and he seems unwilling to back down from his push for a new Iowa-built government health insurance program.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Oversight of Tennessee Health Care Comes to an End
A federal appeals court ended 15 years of court-ordered oversight of Tennessee’s health care services for poor and disabled children under TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Boston Schools Abandon Desegregation-Created System
The Boston School Committee scrapped a school assignment plan developed under court-ordered desegregation almost a quarter century ago and embraced a new system that seeks to allow more students to attend schools closer to home.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Emergency Financial Manager Confident He Can Fix City's Finances
With a bold dash of confidence, Kevyn Orr predicted that he'd be able to accomplish a significant level of repair in Detroit -- now foundering under staggering debts and unable to provide decent public safety and other basic services -- in a role he said he felt a sense of obligation to accept.
March 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Safe Harbor' Gun Bill Sent to Utah Governor
The measure would allow people under emotional duress to voluntarily store their firearms at local police stations as a way to diffuse potentially volatile situations in a home.
March 14, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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