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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.

After Recall, Michigan Sues Troy over Naming of New Mayor
The council appointed a new mayor, but state officials have demanded for more than a week that the city hold a special election Feb. 26.
December 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governors Reluctant to Oust Embattled Sheriffs
Documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show Georgia governors have been reluctant to exercise their authority to oust sheriffs who run into ethical or legal trouble.
December 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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HHS Regulations Still Leave State Insurance Chiefs Concerned
The rules have been held up so long that the states’ insurance commissioners — even the ones that want to implement the law — may have trouble making up for lost time.
December 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 States to Lengthen the School Day
Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee will take part in the initiative, which is intended to boost student achievement and make U.S. schools more competitive on a global level.
December 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
What kind of man preys on underage girls?
The words on a billboard ad in Milwaukee that shows a teen girl with a boa constrictor around her. The ad is part of a larger public education campaign that's helped cut the city's high teen birth rate by a third in recent years.
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Predictive Data Fuels Child Support Success in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is the only state currently meeting or exceeding all federal guidelines for securing child support payments.
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Email Transparency Efforts Fail to End Secrecy in Florida State Government
Project Sunburst, Gov. Rick Scott’s program to foster email transparency, is not being used by the governor or his top staffers.
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Universities' Flexible Degrees for Working Adults May Be a 1st
The University of Wisconsin System is perhaps the first public university system in the nation to roll out a set of 100 percent competency-based online degree programs for working adults.
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
22%
The portion of public employers who report that employees are speeding up their retirement plans, according to the Center for State and Local Government Excellence. Read our series on aging in America at null
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Joins Powerball
A day after lottery officials announced that winners in Arizona and Missouri will share a $580 million Powerball jackpot, California lottery officials decided the state will join the game.
November 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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