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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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Massachusetts Pushes Amazon to Collect Sales Taxes
The Patrick administration is pressing Amazon.com Inc. to begin collecting sales taxes from Massachusetts customers as early as next year, arguing it is no longer exempt under federal law from charging the tax.
November 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Red States Have Most Road Deaths
The 10 states with the highest rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 were politically red states, while the states with the safest roads were all deep blue, according to a report.
November 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mayor Cory Booker to Live on Food Stamps for 1 Week
Mayor Cory Booker said he and a Twitter follower will try living on food stamps for at least a week.
November 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Mark Warner Will Not Run for Virginia Governor Again
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner announced that he would not make another run for Virginia governor, essentially setting the field for an unusually colorful gubernatorial race next year.
November 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’m not a scientist, man.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, when asked how old the Earth is during a GQ magazine interview.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states, including Wisconsin, that allow voters to register at their polling place on the day of the election; however, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently said he's considering ending same-day voter registration.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho Repeals Online Class Requirement for Students
The state Board of Education repealed the rule requiring every student take at least two online classes after voters rejected the tech-heavy "Students Come First" school reform laws.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Walker Weighs Ending Same-Day Voter Registration in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of nine states that allow voters to register at their polling place on the day of the election, and that's often credited with helping make Wisconsin's voting rate one of the highest in the country.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma on Expanding Medicaid and Creating Health Exchanges: No
Gov. Mary Fallin rejected state participation in a health-care exchange and expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Powerful Supermajorities Elected to Statehouses in the South, Great Plains
There's a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public education with barely a whimper of resistance from Democrats.
November 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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