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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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Are Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports Useless?
For all their charts and graphs, CAFRs don’t tell public officials -- or the public -- anything about fiscal sustainability or whether a locality’s finances might be trending south.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Voters Can Use Smartphone to Prove Address
Voters registering to vote at the polls in November will be able to display a utility bill or bank statement on their smartphone or computer screen to prove their address, state election officials decided.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Seeks Federal Approval for Own Medicaid Plan
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking the federal government to let Minnesota push ahead with a local version of Medicaid reform that could save the state $151 million over the next five years.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
54.5 mpg
The new fuel efficiency standard that all new cars must meet by 2025. The Obama administration had already increased the standard (for the first time since 1985) to 35.5 mpg in 2010.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You can’t just trot out a brown face or a person with a Spanish surname.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, chairman of the Democratic National Convention, mocking the Republican Party’s Hispanic outreach.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Rejects Texas Redistricting Maps
A federal judicial panel derailed the Texas redistricting plan, finding the maps violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting minority voting strength and discriminating against Hispanics and African Americans.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Senate Primary: Jeff Flake Wins
U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake handily won the Republican primary in the race to replace retiring Sen. Jon Kyl, setting up a general-election race with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona that is expected to be much more competitive.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Lays Out GOP Roadmap at Republican Convention
Chris Christie introduced himself to the nation Tuesday night, delivering a Republican National Convention speech that went light on references to Mitt Romney and instead focused on the New Jersey governor’s tenure in office, governing philosophy and his belief in the importance of being respected instead of loved.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid's Dental Coverage Cut in Several States
Republican- and Democratic-controlled states alike have reduced or largely eliminated dental coverage for adults on Medicaid, and the situation is not likely to improve under President Obama’s health care overhaul: it requires dental coverage for children only.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hurricane Isaac Breaches Levee Outside New Orleans
The fate of New Orleans rests largely on a web of pumps and outfall canals capable of pumping massive amounts of water from city streets. The pumps are part of a $14-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overhaul of the hurricane protection system launched after Hurricane Katrina.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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