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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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Christie Gets 1st Democratic Challenger for Governor: Barbara Buono
State Sen. Barbara Buono announced she’s running for governor, becoming the first high-profile Democrat to launch a campaign aimed at toppling popular Republican incumbent Chris Christie next year.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Comptroller to Sit 2014 Governor's Race Out
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot told supporters that he will seek re-election in 2014 rather than run for governor, leaving what is already a highly competitive Democratic field to succeed Gov. Martin O’Malley.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Centers Make Use of Brownfields
There is a nationwide trend to replace contaminated tracts in distressed neighborhoods with health centers.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Economic Development Head Criticizes Enterprise Zone Program
The program, instituted in 1981, was designed to give tax credits, sales/use tax rebates and investment tax credits to businesses which created jobs in designated disadvantaged areas, called enterprise zones.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Atlanta Mayor Announces Support for Gay Marriage
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has officially evolved with the announcement that he now supports gay marriage.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho Gov. Otter Opts for State-Run Health Exchange
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, a critic of President Barack Obama's health care law, said a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nike on the Minds of Oregon Lawmakers Ahead of Special Session
Gov. John Kitzhaber told Oregon legislators he was calling them in for a special session for a bill that would allow the state to lock in the way corporate taxes are calculated for Nike and other big businesses reset the agenda.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amazon Agrees to Collect Taxes in Massachusetts
Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, said that it has agreed to start collecting the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax in Massachusetts next November -- a move that will cost consumers but generate­ tens of millions of dollars for the state.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Court Rules Illinois' Concealed-Carry Ban Unconstitutional
In a 2-1 decision that is a major victory for the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the state's ban on carrying a weapon in public is unconstitutional.
December 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6 years
The number of years in a row that Vermont has ranked as the healthiest state in the nation on the United Health Foundation's annual report.
December 11, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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