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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 York's MTA Payroll Tax Ruled Unconstitutional
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority could lose $1.5 billion of revenue a year after a state court ruled that a payroll tax was unconstitutional, partly because it applies to only 12 counties in the state.
August 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drug Users Would Get Immunity Under Bill Sent to New Jersey Governor
Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in New Jersey.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ACT Shows 60% of High School Seniors Not College-ready
Only one in four high school seniors met college readiness benchmarks in English, reading, math and science this year.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The percent of Georgia's state higher education grants that are based on need. This is partly because most money is already reaching students in the state, which has a low average income. View a map with higher education funding data for each state.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
When a state regulator wants to, he or she can take the ‘dual’ in U.S. bank regulatory jurisdiction and turn it into a very powerful solo act.
Karen Shaw Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics. Ever since the financial crisis, some state regulators have been using state laws to get some of the biggest banks to fall in line.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Immigration Law Faces New Court Challenge
A federal judge weighed arguments in court about whether a new injunction should be issued against Section 2B, or what some critics refer to as the "show me your papers" clause, in Arizona's immigration-enforcement law.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Sues to End Federal Oversight of Elections
Alaska sued to overturn federal oversight of state elections, saying that Voting Rights Act provisions aimed at protecting African Americans in southern states are not applicable in the far north.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Regulators Flex Their Muscles Against Big Banks
Some state officials say federal regulators have been too industry-friendly or too mired in bureaucracy to quickly react to misconduct. Federal regulators argue that coordinated action is the most efficient way to handle enforcement and that sudden moves by lone actors could compromise the larger efforts.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Ranks Last in Unemployment Compensation
Only one in three applicants for unemployment compensation in Florida receives any money, ranking the state dead last among the 50 states.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee County to End Controversial Immigration Screening Program
Sheriff Daron Hall announced that his office will not renew its federal agreement to participate in the 287(g) immigration screening program, which allowed local jailers to function as immigration authorities.
August 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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