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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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Personal Property Tax on Idaho Governor's Chopping Block
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter proposed eliminating Idaho's personal property tax, a move that would cost $141 million in tax revenue but provide a boost to business leaders who say the tax is a drag on the economy.
January 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Immigration Makes Up Most of Federal Law Enforcement Spending
The United States spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement in fiscal 2012, about 24 percent more than it spent collectively on the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Secret Service and all other criminal law enforcement agencies, according to a report.
January 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michelle Rhee's Education Group Gives 11 States Failing Grades
StudentsFirst ranks states based on how closely they follow the group’s platform, looking at policies related not only to tenure and evaluations but also to pensions and the governance of school districts.
January 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Supreme Court Sets Dates to Hear Gay Marriage Cases
On March 26, the court will review a California ban on gay marriage, which voters narrowly approved in 2008.
January 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's Wasted Taxpayer Dollars, Ignoring Auditors and Keeping up with Transit
Plus: government's ongoing war against “the bad guys” and more management news
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Data Centers, 7 Dying Technologies and a Broadband Partnership
Plus: the expansion of Boston's hotline app and more
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
37
The number of states where, as of this year, one political party will hold both the legislature and governorship.
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time.
Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who said he is committed -- and hopes Congress is too -- to addressing immigration reform this year despite competition from looming legislative fights over the fiscal cliff and gun control.
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FDA Proposes New Food-Safety Regulations
The rules, drafted with an eye toward strict standards in some states, enable the implementation of a bill President Barack Obama signed two years ago in response to deadly food-borne illness outbreaks.
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Appeals Court Order to Pay for Autism Treatment
Florida healthcare regulators are challenging a federal judge's order that the state provide a costly -- but potentially life-changing -- treatment to children with autism.
January 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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