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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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Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? A New App Can Tell You
The Obama campaign's new mobile app includes a Google map for canvassers that recognizes your current location and marks nearby Democratic households with small blue flags.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Illinois Gov. Ryan Denied Early Prison Release
Former Gov. George Ryan has less than a year left to serve on his 6 1/2-year sentence for racketeering and fraud convictions.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The portion of doctors in the United States who aren't accepting new Medicaid patients -- almost twice the rate of doctors who aren't accepting new Medicare or privately insured patients, according to a new government study.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
No one’s saying ‘I’m not sure about this Obama guy but, boy, I love Biden.'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who said Mitt Romney's pick for vice president will have little impact on the presidential campaign.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida State Senate Race Turns into a Rematch
The race for the Democratic nominee for Senate District 39 has come down to a contest between legacies.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Legislature Now a Stepping Stone for Los Angeles City Council
Once upon a time, a time before legislative term limits, the Los Angeles City Council used to be a stepping stone to the Legislature.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DNA's Role in Police Cases Disputed in Courts
Taking DNA samples from suspects immediately upon arrest is an increasingly common law enforcement practice. But some courts have ruled it unconstitutional.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teacher Tenure Overhaul Signed into Law in New Jersey
After some two years of bitter public clashes, Gov. Christie set aside his differences with the state’s teachers unions and signed a bill making it easier for school districts to weed out underperforming teachers while preserving job security for the most senior educators.
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Near-Bankrupt Cities in New York May Trigger Automatic Control Boards
New York state is considering whether control boards for cash-poor cities and counties should automatically go into effect when localities fail certain fiscal tests, instead of being approved on a case-by-case basis as they are today
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Seeks Waiver to Invest Medicaid Savings
State officials formally submitted a request to keep $10 billion that recent changes to the Medicaid program have saved the federal government, saying that investing the money over the next five years will further "bend the Medicaid cost curve."
August 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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