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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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California, on Brink of Recovery, Braces for Setback in Federal Aid
As the $85 billion in spending cuts slowly roll out nationwide, California officials are girding themselves for a blow not only to the state’s large military industry but also to its nascent economic recovery.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Preschool Expansion Bill Dies in Utah
Republican senators killed a bill that would have expanded preschool for at-risk Utah children — criticizing technical aspects of the proposal rather than focusing on the longtime conservative argument that young children belong at home.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Roadkill May be Added to Menus in Montana
If a bill being considered in the legislature becomes law, Montana would join Colorado, Florida, Illinois, West Virginia, Georgia and a handful of other states in allowing residents to turn roadkill into dinner.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Cuts Ruled Unconstitutional in Pennsylvania
A judge found that two statutes that stripped money from the adultBasic and Medicaid programs were unconstitutional because they diverted money from the federal tobacco settlement to finance items other than health care in the general budget.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Odd Allies Join Forces to Fight Municipal Bond Taxes
The push for reliable roads and bridges is bringing together a strange-bedfellows coalition: not only cities and counties whose economies rely on such projects but also soybean farmers, truckers and state transit advocates.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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United Nations: Marijuana Legalization in U.S. States Violates Drug Treaties
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he was in the last stages of reviewing the Colorado and Washington state laws and the international implications of the issue.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In L.A. School Board Race, 2 Backers of Superintendent in the Lead
In a school board election that attracted national money and attention as a referendum on the reform policies of Supt. John Deasy, candidates who favored his agenda were leading in two of three races.
March 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina, with High Infant Mortality, Seeks to Ease Midwives' Restrictions
Three bills coming before the General Assembly this session would expand the ability of midwives to care for women during pregnancy and childbirth in North Carolina, where infant mortality and maternal death rates are some of the highest in the country.
March 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should Medicaid Incentivize Healthy Behavior?
Critics killed an experiment in West Virginia to incentivize Medicaid patients to be healthier. Some say it's time for states to revisit such ideas if they're serious about controlling health costs.
March 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Attempts to Amend O’Malley’s Death Penalty Bill Fail in Maryland Senate
Supporters of a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty turned back eight amendments in the Senate intended to create exceptions under which convicted killers could still be executed.
March 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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