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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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The number of cities that received "Fs" for their transparency efforts, according to criteria created and measured by U.S. Public Interest Research Group. The study is the first to assess local government transparency.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
New Mexico Governor Renews Fight to Repeal Immigrant-License Law
New Mexico is one of two states that issues unrestricted licenses to undocumented immigrants.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Sex-Abuse Education Becomes Law in Illinois, Advocates Push for Similar Laws Nationwide
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law, which advocates hope to enact in every state, that extends mandates for child sex-abuse education into elementary and middle schools.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'California Did the Impossible,' Says Gov. Jerry Brown
Seeking to reclaim the state's identity as an innovator and engine of growth, Gov. Jerry Brown declared in a sweeping State of the State address that "California did the impossible" in emerging from financial crisis poised to lead again.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Bills Introduced in Arizona Legislature
State lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen bills related to gun laws in the first two weeks of the session, with more expected.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In a Blow to Immigrants, Carroll County, Maryland Makes English Its Official Language
The unanimous vote by the five-member, all-Republican board makes Carroll the third Maryland county, after Frederick and Queen Anne’s, to pass such a law.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Stronger 'Parent Trigger' Bill to Allow School Takeovers Introduced in Tennessee
Tennessee already has a law that could be used as a weak parent trigger, but it requires the signatures of 60 percent of the parents in a school and also requires any changes to be approved by the local school board.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg to Host Fundraiser for Gov. Chris Christie
Zuckerberg and his wife will host a fundraiser for Christie next month at their Palo Alto, Calif., home in Christie’s first out-of-state trip to raise money for his re-election.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Governors Push Income Tax Cuts and Sales Tax Hikes
Republican governors are moving aggressively to cut personal and corporate income taxes, including proposals that would increase reliance on state sales taxes, setting up ambitious experiments in tax reform that could shape what is possible on a national level.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republicans Seeking Electoral College Changes in States
Republicans in Virginia and a handful of other battleground states are pushing for far-reaching changes to the electoral college in an attempt to counter recent success by Democrats.
January 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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