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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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Bill to Block Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina Heads to Gov. McCrory
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is poised to sign legislation that rejects any effort to have a state-sponsored insurance exchange or expand Medicaid coverage to 500,000 low-income residents.
February 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of times the word "education" was mentioned -- which was more than any other -- in State of the State speeches this year by 47 governors. View which other words were uttered most often.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
At least Mussolini made the trains run on time.
Pat Deon, the current board chairman of SEPTA (which earned the national 2012 Outstanding Public Transportation System award) speaking to former Chairman Lou Gambaccini. Under Gambaccini's leadership in the '90s, the transit agency was tens of millions of dollars in debt.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Red-Light Cameras Keep Popping Up Despite Public, Legislative Outcry
This year, lawmakers in 22 states have filed more than 100 bills dealing with traffic cameras.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scandal-Plagued Lee Baca Named 'Sheriff of Year'
"This is his best year because people do their best when they face their biggest challenges and he is excelling," said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the National Sheriffs' Association.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Philadelphia's Transit System Became the Best
The American Public Transportation Association awarded the agency 2012's Outstanding Public Transportation System -- the Oscar of the subway/bus/trolley world.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Sex Offenders Disarming GPS Trackers Themselves
Thousands of paroled child molesters, rapists and other high-risk sex offenders in California are removing or disarming their court-ordered GPS tracking device.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Gun Bill Passes North Dakota House
The North Dakota House passed a bill that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on school grounds.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Maryland Votes on Capital Punishment, 5 Wait on Death Row
As the state Senate prepares to vote this week on whether Maryland should abolish capital punishment, the Evans case illustrates what can happen when the death penalty exists but is not enforced.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Ousts 6 of DeKalb's 9 School Board Members
The decision was celebrated by many parents and politicians but could inject more turmoil into DeKalb, which now lacks a legal quorum to make decisions for the district’s 99,000 students.
February 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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