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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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Oregon Seen as Next Battleground for Marijuana Legalization
Oregon is on a short list of states, which includes California and Maine, seen as prime candidates for legalizing pot in 2016, according to drug policy advocates.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona's New Legislature More White, Male and Republican Than Its Citizens
Many political observers say it's more important that elected officials represent the views of their constituents.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill de Blasio Announces Run for New York City Mayor
Pledging to “leave no New Yorker behind” by focusing on public education and neighborhood and pocketbook issues, the city’s public advocate announced that he was joining the race to become the city’s next mayor.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Striking New York City Bus Drivers See a Threat to Their Culture
The strike, which has shut down roughly 5,000 of the city’s 7,700 school bus routes, is expected to continue this week, though the drivers’ union and the school bus companies had agreed to meet with a mediator.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Starts Sharing Mental Health Records with Federal Gun Database
After years of not reporting Utah’s mentally ill to a federal database meant to keep guns out of the hands of those with a history of psychiatric problems, the state this week fed more than 10,000 records to the clearinghouse.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Among Worst at Giving Mental Health Data to Federal Gun Database
Despite its reputation as a state with strong gun-control laws, Massachusetts for more than a decade has not provided mental health records to an FBI database for gun background checks, the result of a 43-year-old state law prohibiting such sharing.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan to be Unveiled by U.S. Senators
A key group of senators from both parties will unveil the framework of a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, a bipartisan push that would have been unimaginable just months ago on one of the country’s most emotionally divisive issues.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Loophole in Maryland's Dream Act Increases Tuition Costs for Some
The Maryland Dream Act, which voters approved in November to increase undocumented immigrants’ access to college, will significantly raise tuition for high school students who want to take community college courses.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Illegal Immigrant Driver's Licenses to be Available as Illinois Gov. Quinn Signs Bill
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law Sunday allowing illegal immigrants to get temporary driver's licenses, but it will be at least another 10 months before they'll start being issued. The permits will vary from traditional licenses in several ways.
January 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Fiscal discipline is not the enemy of our good intentions but the basis for realizing them.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, in his State of the State address.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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