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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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Gov. Snyder: Expect Fast Appointment of Emergency Manager if Detroit's Appeal Fails
Gov. Rick Snyder said the appointment of an emergency manager for Detroit would likely come swiftly if appeal arguments from the Detroit City Council fail to change his mind.
March 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some States Use 'Dental Therapists' to Fill Care Gaps
Dental therapists don’t receive as much training as a dentist. But they can perform some of the same basic services under the supervision of a dentist.
March 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. McDonnell's Education Reform Efforts Produce Mixed Results for Virginia
In his final push in the General Assembly this year, the governor backed successful bills to reform the state's schools. But on some signature issues, he fell short.
March 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Dakota OKs Law to Allow Guns in Schools
A day after the Georgia legislature ended bans on guns in bars, churches, and college classrooms, South Dakota passed the first law in the nation aimed expressly at allowing school districts to arm teachers.
March 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christine Quinn Declares Her Candidacy for NYC Mayor
The City Council speaker is now an official candidate for mayor to succeed political ally Michael Bloomberg.
March 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Approve Another Round of Health Exchanges
The feds gave conditional approvals for exchanges in Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire and West Virginia, bringing to 24 the number of states approved to partially or fully run their exchanges.
March 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Program Overbilled $10M by Adult Day Cares in New Jersey
Several adult day care centers billed the state Medicaid program for services they did not provide and, in many cases, for patients who were not even there, the state comptroller announced.
March 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Debate Shines National Spotlight on Colorado
Hardened by mass shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at an Aurora movie theater in July, Colorado teeters on the cusp of passing some of the strictest gun laws in the Mountain West.
March 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
As Voting Rights Act is Debated in Court, Bronx Offers a Case Study
The Bronx offers a case study into arguments for and against continuing the half-century effort to monitor elections through a racial prism.
March 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Public Preschool's Test Case: Oklahoma
In 1998, Oklahoma lawmakers passed one of the nation's first state-funded preschool programs for all 4-year-olds.
March 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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