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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 Cameras Watch Speed Cameras in Prince George's County, Maryland
New security cameras are popping up in Prince George's County to watch speed cams after several instances of vandalism.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 New York Primaries Depend on Absentees for GOP Lawmakers in Favor of Gay Marriage
Two Republican state senators who provided pivotal votes to legalize same-sex marriage last year fought opponents to a standstill in primary races so close that they will be decided only after absentee ballots are counted.
September 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Colorado is known for many great things -- marijuana should not be one of them.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, in a statement expressing his opposition to a November ballot measure that would legalize limited possession of marijuana for adults.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than 300,000
The number of people who voted in the 2010 elections in part because of Facebook's efforts to encourage users to go to the polls, according to a new study.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia Using Budget Surplus to Fill Medicaid Funding Gap
The state finished the budget year June 30 with a $101.9 million surplus.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Legislature Overrides Gov. Nixon to Pass Contraceptives Law
The Missouri Legislature has voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill that would allow employers to opt out of covering contraceptives in health insurance policies for religious reasons.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Privatizes Prison Health Care
A union for state workers is racing to sue Florida after lawmakers cleared the way to privatize health care in prisons.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Pledges Crackdown on Toll Cheaters
Maryland’s tolling agency is investigating whether it can publicize the names of the worst toll scofflaws in a “Hall of Shame” and resume suspending the vehicle registrations of repeat offenders.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats at Risk of Having No Female Governor for 1st Time in 17 Years
If Democrat Maggie Hassan loses the New Hampshire governor's race this fall, Democrats will be left without a female governor for the first time in 17 years.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Facebook Drove Voter Turnout in 2010 Elections
Facebook’s efforts to encourage users to vote drove more than 300,000 voters across the U.S. to the polls in November 2010, according to a new study.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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