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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 Immigration Law: Many Agencies Fail to Comply
Many city and county government agencies across Georgia have failed to comply with a key part of the state's year-old anti-illegal immigration law, putting them at risk of losing access to state loans and grants, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of public records.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The number of bills that New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has vetoed -- more than any other governor in the state's last quarter century.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted in Health IT Pilots
Pilot programs in Indiana and Ohio will measure the effects of expanding access to prescription drug monitoring.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Reimbursed $14M for High-Speed Rail Plan
A year and a half after the abrupt end of Wisconsin's high-speed rail plan, the federal government has reimbursed the state for the money spent on the project.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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50 Healthiest U.S. Cities Ranked
High rates of physical activity helped to propel Minneapolis-St. Paul to the top of the list of the American College of Sports Medicine's 2012 American Fitness Index (AFI) for the second year in a row, while raised obesity levels and smoking pushed Oklahoma City to the bottom.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GASB Set to Approve New Pension Rules
Public retirement systems will have to make major changes in how they disclose their pension assets and liabilities.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Recall Reform Unlikely in Wisconsin
Immediately following the election, which Gov. Scott Walker won easily, politicians from both sides expressed interest in addressing the law’s shortcomings. But in the past few weeks, strident lines have formed.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cities Sell Naming Rights to Boost Budgets
Financially struggling cities, transit systems and school districts around the country are trying to weather the economic downturn by selling advertisements, naming rights and sponsorships to raise money.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cigarette Tax Narrowly Rejected in California
A California initiative to increase the tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research has failed by less than a percentage point after remaining too close to call for more than two weeks.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire Bans Health Exchanges
Gov. John Lynch signed into law a bill that prohibits New Hampshire from planning, creating or participating in a state health care exchange under the 2010 federal health care law.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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