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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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Georgia Gov. Deal Rejects Medicaid Expansion
Nathan Deal joins a handful of Republican governors, including Rick Perry of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida, in rejecting the expansion.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee to Probe Primary Voters' Records
State election officials plan to look at the histories of voters who participated in the Republican primary in Davidson County this month to help determine if voters were routinely given the GOP ballot by default.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2,500 Detroit Teachers Rehired
With the start of school just a week away, 2,500 teachers have been called back to work at Detroit Public Schools, months after the district's entire faculty was laid off.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gambling Veto Could Set Up Post-Election Horse Trading on Illinois Pensions
Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a major gambling expansion, setting up a post-election session in which new casinos could be tied to reforms of the state's out-of-whack government worker retirement system.
August 29, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Fights Obesity with a 4x4
The state is encouraging residents to abide by four healthy behaviors and monitor four health measures. Now all it has to do is convince people to follow the plan.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Did Wisconsin End the Recall Wave?
Recalls have been on the rise. But after Gov. Scott Walker survived his election, two other high-profile recall attempts failed in Michigan and California.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cloud Computing Taxes Up in the Air in States
A dozen states are debating whether they should and how they could tax cloud computing services.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transportation Plan? Atlanta Voters Say No Thanks
Voters in the Atlanta region rejected a ballot measure to raise sales taxes by a penny to fund some $6 billion in transportation projects.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Treating Drug Abuse to Reunite Families
Drug abuse is a common problem in child neglect cases. An Arizona program treats parents who risk losing their kids.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Baby Boomers’ Impact on Elections
They hold tremendous influence -- more than half the voting-age population is now over 45 -- but baby boomers and their role at the polls are a bit hard to pin down.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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