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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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The estimated rise in gambling addictions in a community when a casino opens nearby, according to a health impact assessment by the Kansas Health Institute. Kansas lawmakers have proposed making it easier for developers to open a casino.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds to Hand Control of Prison Health Care Back to California
Seven years after federal courts took control of California's prison healthcare system, they will start the long process Friday of turning operations back over to the state.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Moody's Lowers Credit Rating for Pennsylvania State College System
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the State System of Higher Education's long-term credit rating, citing challenges from declining enrollment and slumping state support to its limited ability to curb labor costs and its escalating construction debt.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Audit: Feds Fail to Monitor States' Charter-School Spending
An audit of the U.S. Department of Education’s division overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in charter-school funding has criticized the office for failing to properly monitor how Arizona and other states spend the money.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago School Board OKs Teachers Contract That Ended Strike
The three-year contract will cost the district an average of $74 million per year.To accommodate that, the district plans a number of financial moves, including refinancing bonds and selling buildings and vacant land.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidates Conclude Final Debate
The candidates for North Carolina governor concluded their third and final televised debate with more subdued disagreements over taxes, education, health care and mental health.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Election Complaint Website Launched in Pennsylvania
The Department of State has launched a new website for voters to report allegations of voter fraud and other election improprieties (which will be forwarded to Pa counties for investigation).
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Glitch with Maryland’s New Online Voter Registration System Will Impact Hundreds on Election Day
A separate error has resulted in Maryland elections officials mailing to absentee voters in the Washington area at least 15 ballots missing a page to vote on the state’s high-profile ballot measures, including same-sex marriage, an expansion of gambling and in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants.
October 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prescription Drug Abuse Fight May Get Easier
Nearly every state has a program to track prescription drugs, but most lack the technology to keep up. Pilot programs in Indiana and Ohio may change that.
October 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should Gay Marriage Be Decided by States?
The battle between the states and the U.S. House of Representatives over the definition of marriage could signal federalism’s future.
October 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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