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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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Saying 'no' to this plan would not save these federal dollars from being spent or direct them to deficit reduction. No, Arizona's tax dollars would simply be passed to another state.
Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, in her State of the State speech in which she pushed for Republican lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care reform law that she fought in court.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states plus the District of Columbia where drug busts were traced to medical marijuana purchases in Colorado, according to the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Governor Dodges National Gun-Laws Debate
Gov. Jerry Brown's avoidance of a roaring national debate about gun control is in contrast to a flurry of pro-gun control activity around him at the Capitol.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Urges Immigration Overhaul in D.C.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered a high-profile speech in Washington, D.C., in support of overhauling immigration laws but sidestepping questions about his future once his mayoral term ends.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Judge Expected to Win Approval in Virginia This Year
Virginia’s General Assembly appears poised to put an openly gay judge on the bench Tuesday, reversing itself on one of the most contentious issues of last year’s session.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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George P. Bush Raised $1.3M Since November for Possible Texas Run
The grandson of one former president and nephew of another raised more than $1.3 million in barely eight weeks since announcing he will run for office in Texas -- even though exactly what post he will seek remains unclear.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: D.C. School Closures Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings
D.C. schools budget watchdog Mary Levy estimates that the 20 proposed closings would save about $10.4 million in staffing costs, but those savings, according to Levy’s analysis, would be nearly erased by the cost of the closures themselves ($10.2 million).
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber Outlines Difficult Agenda
Gov. John Kitzhaber told state lawmakers in his State of the State speech that he's ready to work with them on what he acknowledged will be a tough agenda tackling the escalating costs of health care, prisons and public employee pensions.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Education Cuts Unconstitutional, Court Rules
A panel of state judges ruled that funding of Kansas schools doesn’t pass constitutional muster, suggesting a price tag that could approach $500 million more for the state.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Where Marijuana is Legal, Neighboring States Prepare for Prosecution
States neighboring Colorado and Washington vow to arrest and prosecute marijuana possessors even if the product is purchased legally across state lines.
January 15, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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