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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 Denver Health Chief Supports Medicaid Expansion
The new chief of Denver Health said he will reach out to Latinos who want more from the key city agency, and offered a cautious endorsement of Colorado's joining the Medicaid expansion to cover more uninsured.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Surplus, Budget Questions Loom for Indiana
Indiana's next governor will have to decide whether to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care law. Lawmakers and the new governor also will have to find roughly $500 million each year to pay for transportation projects as the money from the leasing of the Indiana Toll Road runs out.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Asian-American Vote Key for Both Political Parties
Four years ago, Barack Obama captured 62 percent of the Asian-American vote. But in the 2012 cycle, Mitt Romney’s campaign may have found the formula to chip away at that margin.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health-Care Reform Law
The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that in 2015 the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than needed. And that number will more than double by 2025, as the expansion of insurance coverage and the aging of baby boomers drive up demand for care.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Look to De-Emphasize Testing in Teacher Licensing Laws
New York and up to 25 other states are moving toward changing the way they grant licenses to teachers, de-emphasizing tests and written essays in favor of a more demanding approach that requires aspiring teachers to prove themselves through lesson plans, homework assignments and videotaped instruction sessions.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Insurance Mandate Faces Huge Resistance in Oklahoma
The state cannot even get residents to comply with car insurance laws, and when it comes to health insurance, the effort to sign people up isn’t likely to get much help from the state.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter Support for Police, Firefighters Wanes
Traditionally, U.S. voters have backed generous pay and benefits for the cops and firefighters willing to risk their lives to keep citizens safe. But as economic conditions have worsened and many local governments have run into severe fiscal problems, that attitude has started to change.
July 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Voting Tech Errors Could Be a Deal Breaker in Swing States
New report shows how all 50 states fare in technology preparedness if electronic voting machines malfunction on Election Day — a factor that could impact voting results in swing states.
July 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Public officials have a right to expect that their minor children are off limits from political opponents.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is outraged over a local newspaper's story about her 14-year-old daughter's employment at the Statehouse gift shop. The reporter questioned whether this qualifies as nepotism.
July 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$111.6 million
The record-breaking amount of money that Colorado State University raised this past fiscal year, which is a 31 percent increase from a year ago.
July 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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