✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
Feds Slam Florida for Dumping Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes
The Justice Department says disabled youngsters have been forced to live in nursing homes in violation of their civil rights.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Chicago Schools Details Its Strike Contingency Plan
Chicago Public Schools put in place a contingency plan listing 144 schools that would provide limited services to students affected by a possible teachers strike next week.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
New York Gov. Cuomo Lays Low During DNC But Gives Spirited Speech
The governor of New York delivered a stemwinder of a speech that intensified speculation about his White House ambitions for 2016.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
New Orleans Suburbs Eye Federal Levees After Passing Isaac's Test
Isaac has revived calls from local politicians to bolster the system to include areas outside the city's protective circle.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Texas OKs Fastest Speed Limit in U.S.
Some experts say the new 85 mph speed limit is likely to result in more traffic-related deaths. Only one other state, Utah, allows motorists to drive 80 mph, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Alabama, Louisiana Sue U.S. over Recalculated Offshore Drilling Royalties
A change in how the federal government calculates royalties from offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could cost Alabama at least $7.5 million.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Maryland Gov. O'Malley Looks Set for White House Run in 2016
Can a charismatic liberal Democratic governor from a small blue state with a history of raising taxes win the presidency? Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley looks certain to test that proposition in 2016.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Massachusetts Primary Results for Legislative Races Pour In
David M. Rogers, a Cambridge lawyer, narrowly won a three-way Democratic primary for the 24th Middlesex District House race, one of several closely watched legislative contests across Massachusetts.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Bath-Salt Cases on the Rise Despite New Arizona Law
Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that added seven primary chemicals commonly used in the designer drug known as bath salts to the banned-substances list. But police say the law has done little to curb the growing number of incidents involving people high on bath salts.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Utah Schools Superintendent to Retire
State Superintendent Larry Shumway plans to retire after three years as Utah’s top education official -- a time marked by debates over academic standards and testing and a recession that strained schools here and nationwide.
September 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png