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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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Planned Parenthood's Status Quo in Texas Preserved by Judge
A state district judge granted Planned Parenthood a temporary injunction that -- for now -- will allow tens of thousands of women to continue receiving contraceptives and health screenings through the Women's Health Program from the organization's clinics.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Local Kentucky Race Tied After Candidate's Wife Doesn't Vote
Each candidate captured 669 votes, but one ballot Bobby McDonald is sure would have gone his way was never cast: his wife.
November 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You can’t legislate courtesy.
John Maginnis, a longtime political observer in Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal slashed nearly $1 billion in spending that legislators had approved.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of cohousing developments -- where residents live in and run communal facilities -- in California, which is more than in any other state. Once a relative novelty, cohousing developments continue to increase in popularity.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voters Approve More State Debt
Voters approved statewide bond measures on the ballot November 6.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Labelling Advocates Say California Ballot Failure Won't Stop Efforts in Other States
Those who backed Proposition 37 to label genetically engineered food are looking north to Washington and Oregon and east to Connecticut and Vermont.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Election Leaves Future of Detroit's Consent Agreement Up in Air
With Detroit still at risk of going broke by year's end, the future of its deal with the state to restore the city's fiscal stability is up in the air with the repeal of Michigan's emergency manager law, Public Act 4.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Marijuana Legalization Measure Passes, Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Reaches Out to Feds
Hickenlooper said understanding the federal response will be vital as state lawmakers and officials look at how to move forward with new regulations for marijuana stores.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Pension Amendment Fails, Illinois Lawmakers Back to Drawing Board
With Illinois voters narrowly rejecting a constitutional amendment on pensions, those on both sides of the issue said the state is in largely the same place it would have been had voters approved the measure: facing tough choices about needed reforms.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa May be Only State with Higher Turnout Than 2008
Iowans set a record for turnout in a presidential election on Tuesday, and the percentage of registered voters casting ballots is the highest in 20 years.
November 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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