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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 Purges 207 Non-Citizen Voters from Rolls
Some of the 207 registered voters kicked off the rolls had previously admitted they weren’t U.S. citizens, but most were found through a federal immigration database.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Talks Drag on, with School Closings in Spotlight
"Nobody knows" how many schools will be closed or consolidated, Rahm Emanuel said, a day after sources told the Tribune that the plan being considered calls for shuttering 80 to 120 sparsely populated and underperforming public schools.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Against Gov. Brewer's Wishes, Young Immigrants May Get In-State Tuition in Arizona
Young undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through President Barack Obama's deferred-action program will be eligible to pay lower in-state tuition, Maricopa Community Colleges officials said.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Governor Opposes Marijuana-Legalization Amendment
Gov. John Hickenlooper said he opposes Amendment 64, a November ballot measure that would legalize limited possession of marijuana for adults in Colorado.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland Votes to Add Fluoride to Drinking Water
The vote ends the city's status as the only major U.S. city that hasn't approved fluoridation.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kitzhaber's Next Mission: Reform Oregon's Tax System
Now that he's gotten major initiatives under way to change Oregon's health care and education systems, Gov. John Kitzhaber is putting his energy into another potential pick-breaker: restructuring the state's volatile taxes.
September 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that formally approve physician-assisted suicide. Massachusetts could become the third in November if voters approve it.
September 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There’s nothing to investigate. Do you investigate the kid who spray paints your mailbox?
Mike Sullivan, spokesman for the Utah office that houses the state's health insurance exchange, which was recently hacked, but no criminal investigation will be conducted because it was "a pure act of graffiti" that resulted in blurred headlines and garbled words but no compromised personal data.
September 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Test Scores to Factor into School Principal Evaluations in Los Angeles
For the first time, Los Angeles public school principals will be evaluated under a new system that includes student achievement as one measure of administrators' effectiveness.
September 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami Strikes Deal Giving Police Raises, City Savings
A tentative contract agreement reached with Miami’s police union would generate $11.5 million in savings for the cash-strapped city, and signals an important step forward in Miami’s quest to balance its budget by the end of the month.
September 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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