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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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Minnesota AG Approves Ballot Title Change
Minnesota's attorney general argued that Secretary of State Mark Ritchie was acting within his power when he revised the title of a ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage.
July 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Rewarding Preventive Care in South Carolina
South Carolina has set out to end fee-for-service payments and instead put money in the pockets of providers who create healthier populations.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Most Support Stand Your Ground Law, as Florida Weighs Changing It
Nearly 65 percent say the 2005 law -- which allows people who believe they are in grave danger to use deadly force to defend themselves -- does not need to be changed.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bonds, Interest Rates and Lost Opportunities
There’s been record demand for U.S. Treasury bonds, and the feds aren't taking advantage.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’m only grateful that my son is too young to follow the news.
Naama Goldstein, a Boston Public Schools parent, on the news that Superintendent Carol Johnson took no disciplinary action against a headmaster who admitted beating his wife and sent a letter supporting him to the judge on the case. Parents have since called for her resignation or termination.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$500 million
The amount of money that 43 states will share from the nation's largest health-care fraud settlement. Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will pay the federal and state governments to resolve charges of illegally marketing certain prescription drugs and overcharging publicly funded programs.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Red-Light Cameras Lead to Lawsuits for 6 More New Jersey Cities
Marlton lawyer Joseph A. Osefchen has filed suits in Glassboro, Monroe Township, Newark, Edison, Stratford, and Woodbridge in the last 10 days contending that motorists were illegally fined for running red lights after municipal traffic officials failed to complete required inspections of the cameras and intersections.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona to Join 24 States with Cyberstalking Laws
Arizona is updating its stalking laws to include modern technologies like email and text messaging.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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43 States Get Share of $3B Health Fraud Settlement
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a record $3 billion to resolve charges of illegally marketing certain prescription drugs and overcharging government programs including Medicaid.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governors Divided over Medicaid Expansion
The usually united National Governors Association couldn't seem to agree on whether to accept the health-care law's Medicaid expansion at its semiannual meeting this weekend.
July 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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