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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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New York Gov. Cuomo to Seek $30B for Storm Relief from Feds
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s request would exceed the roughly $12 billion in federal disaster aid available without action from Congress, where there is likely to be opposition to additional spending.
November 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Libertarians Win Access to Future D.C. Ballots
At least for the next four years, libertarians can appear on general-election ballots without having to meet onerous petition-gathering requirements.
November 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Record Number of Foreign Students Flood U.S. Universities
China and Saudi Arabia helped pushed the number of international students in the U.S. to 764,495 last year.
November 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Condom Law Causes Chaos in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, home to a billion-dollar-plus porn industry, voted to require performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes.
November 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
11/16/12
The deadline, which is this Friday, for states to decide whether they will run their own health insurance exchange, let the federal government run one for them or have a state-federal partnership exchange. The federal government did, however, extend the deadline for the full blueprint to Dec. 14.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Sir, it looks like you live in Dublin, Ireland. I've got 99 problems & your ditch ain't one.
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, referencing a Jay-Z song while responding to someone's request via Twitter to fix a pothole.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Unions Won Key Election Victories in 4 States
Labor won big contests this week in Indiana, Idaho, California and New Hampshire, while results were mixed in Michigan.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington Governor's Race: Inslee Slightly Expands Lead over McKenna
Inslee led McKenna statewide by 56,849 votes out of nearly 2.3 million ballots counted as of 5:15 p.m. Thursday — a lead of 51.2 percent to 48.8 percent.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Pennsylvania Killer Alive
The high court agreed with a federal appeals court ruling earlier in the day that stayed the execution preparations and prevented him from becoming the first person put to death in the state since 1999.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Gov. Now Favors Federal Health Exchange After Election
That represents a shift for the governor, who previously said that if the law stood, he would prefer to have Virginia control its own exchange.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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