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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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Auditor Challenges Louisiana’s Handling of BP Funds
State officials were allowed to control — without legislative oversight — about $60 million in funds BP provided for tourism and seafood promotion, a situation legislators should correct, said the state legislative auditor and the state treasurer.
February 21, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Lawmakers Strike Transportation Deal
If the deal is approved, it would be the first major transportation-funding package to emerge from the General Assembly since a doomed 2007 plan.
February 21, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State-by-State Impact of Sequestration's Military Cuts
Budget cuts by the Air Force, Army and Navy scheduled to take effect March 1 will force almost $34 billion in wage and spending reductions and prompt furloughs or layoffs for millions of people, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
February 21, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. May Serve as Case Study for Public Preschool
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for free public preschool for all low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds. The District is already doing something more ambitious.
February 21, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida GOP Gov. Scott Endorses Medicaid Expansion
Hours after the Obama administration said it was close to approving Florida's plan to put most of its Medicaid patients into managed care, Gov. Rick Scott endorsed expanding Medicaid under Obamacare -- a move that immediately put him at odds with members of his own party.
February 21, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We became a global city way before it was fashionable to be a global city.
Chan Heng Chee, Singapore's former U.S. ambassador and current chair of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities. Read how Singapore is using data to redefine what it means to be a 21st-century metropolis in Governing's first-ever null
February 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
148 years
The time it took Mississippi to ratify the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery. It became the last state to do so this month after the movie "Lincoln" inspired a professor to look into why it had not.
February 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Biggest U.S. Pension Fund Sells Gun Manufacturer Stocks
The California Public Employees' retirement System voted to sell about $5 million worth of gun makers' stock and other securities.
February 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Gov. O’Malley Agrees to Tougher Gun Laws Aimed at Mentally Ill
Under the governor’s modified plan, Maryland would adopt a law similar to one passed in Virginia after the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech that would prohibit anyone involuntarily committed to a public or private mental health facility for any length of time from purchasing a gun.
February 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Abortion, New York Gov. Cuomo Bucks Trend
Bucking a trend in which states have been seeking to restrict abortion, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is putting the finishing touches on legislation that would guarantee women in New York the right to late-term abortions when their health is in danger or the fetus is not viable.
February 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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