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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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Texas Schools Inadequately Funded, Court Rules
In a decision certain to be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court, state district Judge John Dietz ruled that the state does not adequately or efficiently fund public schools.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Traffic Study Calculates How Much Time to Allow for Congestion in Cities
Drivers in the nation's most-congested cities should add 38 to 95 minutes to many routine 20-minute trips if they want to arrive on time, warns a new study on gauging unpredictable traffic.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Black Hawk's Bike Ban Struck Down by Colorado Supreme Court
Black Hawk enacted the biking ban in January 2010, citing rising numbers of commercial buses and growing gambler traffic on the city's narrow, shoulderless roads. The ban did not apply to locals commuting on bikes.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia, Home to High Rates of Uncollected Taxes, to Crack Down on Delinquents
In Philadelphia, property taxes go uncollected at a higher rate than in any other major U.S. city.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Doctors Fight for Right to Discuss Gun Safety
A 2011 state law promoted by gun lobbyists prohibits doctors from asking about gun ownership unless it serves a clear medical purpose. And some doctors were surprised by a provision tucked into the Affordable Care Act that they say could discourage discussions with patients about gun safety.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amazon to Collect Sales Taxes in Connecticut
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a new agreement that will result in Amazon.com collecting the state sales tax on Connecticut purchases.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Vote to Block Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchanges
Despite last-minute objections from Gov. Pat McCrory, the Republican-led state Senate pushed through legislation that will prevent nearly 650,000 residents from getting health insurance and block the state from establishing a health care exchange.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio's Kasich Joins Republican Governors Expanding Medicaid
The move makes Ohio one of a growing number of Republican-led states to fulfill an option under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand Medicaid to those who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
U.S. Lawmakers Quietly Drafting Bills to Legalize Marijuana
While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax.
February 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$275 million
The amount of money Illinois lawmakers approved last year to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in the state after other states courted the retailer. It was one of the largest incentive packages a state has given a company.
February 04, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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