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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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Fiscal Cliff Could Cost Illinois More Than $1 Billion
State officials warned that Illinois stands to lose more than $1 billion if Congress and President Barack Obama cannot reach an agreement to prevent the "fiscal cliff" brought on by preset tax increases and budget cuts.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Increased Data Analytics Could Reduce Deficit by $220 Billion
The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council made recommendations that could help not only the federal government but state and local governments, too.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Somewhere, I'm quite certain Lincoln and Dr. King are smiling.
Mark Rosenbaum, the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who argued the case that ended with a federal appeals court throwing out Michigan's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions and public hiring.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$243 million
The scheduled cut to Community Development Block Grants, which are one of the biggest direct sources of federal aid to cities, if sequestration takes effect in January.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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10 Universities Join Together to Offer Online Courses for Credit
Ten top universities in the U.S. will offer small undergraduate classes that provide the same quality as their on-campus classes.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia Smoking Rate Drops to Lowest Level in Years
Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz attributed the drop to the city's Clean Indoor Air Law, a federal hike in the cigarette tax, and the "Get Healthy Philly" initiative.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some GOP Governors Soften Stance on Taxes
Some Republican governors are softening on the party’s hard-line toward tax increases for the wealthy, suggesting that GOP congressmen at least be open to rate hikes in exchange for a comprehensive fiscal agreement on taxes and entitlements.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah’s Death Penalty Costs $1.6M More Per Inmate
Rep. Steve Handy asked for the analysis, the first study to examine what the capital punishment option costs the state and local governments.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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AG Urges Penn State to Remove Governor from Trustees
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner believes a too-closed and tightly centralized power center at Penn State University contributed to the severity of the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Exchange Deadline Extended for States, Again
The federal government gave states another month to decide if they will operate insurance exchanges under the new U.S. healthcare law, after some Republican governors stalled in the hope President Barack Obama would lose last week's election.
November 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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