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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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Florida Election Nearly Half Over with Early, Absentee Ballots
More than 4.5 million people have voted early, which accounts for 38 percent of the state's 12 million registered voters and half of the ones likely to cast a ballot.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Absentee Voting Record Set in South Carolina
More than 375,000 South Carolinians already have voted absentee -- the most ever in state history.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Charter School Amendment Lacks Georgia Superintendent's Support
State schools superintendent John Barge's opposition is not against charter schools themselves but rather the creation of a third organization to do what two others already have the power to do.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Record Number Finishing High School and College
This year, for the first time, a third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have earned at least a bachelor’s degree.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Climate Policy Changes on the Ballot in Some States
While Tuesday’s election may not break the national logjam over how to address climate change, a few states will take decisive action on energy policy in the coming week.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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First-Ever Presidential Tie in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire's Midnight Vote
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney evenly split the vote in Dixville Notch, N.H., the village near the Canadian border famous for their midnight vote that is traditionally thought to predict the eventual winner of the election.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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District of Columbia Helps Inmates Vote
Inmates awaiting trial or serving a sentence for a misdemeanor are allowed to vote as long as they aren't barred by a past felony conviction. Most states, however, don't actively help these people vote.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York, New Jersey Rush to Help Storm Victims Vote
New Jersey and New York both said they would allow voters uprooted by Hurricane Sandy to cast provisional ballots anywhere in their states. But the provisional ballots could not be used in local and Congressional races.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court to Decide Whether Ohio Voting Software is Vulnerable to Fraud
A local candidate says a crucial piece of Ohio vote-tallying software was not properly vetted by the state and could be hacked. A judge will hear the case on Election Day and decide whether to grant an injunction against use of the software Tuesday.
November 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The age that adults can legally possess marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington state if voters approve making their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
November 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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