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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.

Who Said That
You think this guy has a right to vote? Not in my world.
Joseph DeLorenzo, chairman of the Cranston, R.I., Board of Canvassers, referring to a person who served nearly 40 years in prison for killing a child and applied for an absentee ballot. DeLorenzo refused the convict's request and quit his job after the state Board of Elections warned he could face prosecution for doing so.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina May Be 1st to Outlaw Student Cyberbullying of Teachers
It will soon be illegal for a student to bully a teacher online in North Carolina, under an expansion of the state's cyberbullying law that may be the first of its kind in the country.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Write-In Candidates Keep Floridians From Voting
But if a write-in files to run in the general election, the primary remains closed.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should State Education Chiefs Be Elected?
Thirteen states choose their top education official in a partisan campaign. Some people think that makes little sense, but it’s very hard to change.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Acts as Political Campaign ATM
Heavy hitters in Minnesota are bundling massive amounts of cash for President Obama's re-election battle, with a handful of well-known names raising more than $100,000 apiece, much of it to be spent elsewhere in the campaign's crucial final weeks.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Conservative Nonprofits Test Labor Unions
Labor unions long legendary for their powerful get-out-the-vote machines face an unprecedented test this year, as unfettered conservative groups spend record sums on campaign ads and newly minted ground operations.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama: Sequester Cuts "Will Not Happen"
The remark stakes new ground for the president, who has said he wants to avert the sequester cuts by taking a "balanced" approach to solving the budget debacle — meaning he will not sign off on a deal that cuts spending, but doesn't increase revenues.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Groceries Tax Unpopular But Untouchable
Kansans pay more sales tax on groceries than everyone in the country except residents of Mississippi.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unions Shift Political Might to State, Local Elections
Unions are shifting more of their political resources to state and local races this year as they try to head off passage of laws that could undermine bargaining rights, make it harder to organize or reduce their political muscle.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia AG Wants Power to Probe Voter Fraud
Ken Cuccinelli called for the upcoming General Assembly to consider legislation that would provide investigative authority to the Attorney General’s Office in relation to vote tampering and voter fraud.
October 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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