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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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Can White Mayoral Candidate Win in Detroit?
Could Detroit, a predominately black city with all black elected officials, be poised to select its first white mayor in nearly four decades?
June 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Streetcars Stuck at Dead End in Seattle
For the past seven years, the George Benson Waterfront Streetcars have been collecting dust in a warehouse.
June 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Upholds Health-Care Law with Mandate
The justices voted 5-4 to uphold the Affordable Care Act, effectively declaring the law’s individual mandate and Medicaid expansion to be constitutional.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2.1 billion
The price tag of a new bridge that's going to be built to connect Canada and Michigan. The state will not shoulder any of the costs, according to an agreement between Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It would be naïve to say that money doesn’t help in an election, but it would also be naïve to say money can buy an election.
Carl Domino, a former Florida state representative who is campaigning to rejoin the House. He's worth $24.3 million in a state where nearly 70 of the 400 candidates for the Legislature are worth more than $1 million.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Millionaires Vie for Florida Legislative Seats
Nearly 70 of the 400 candidates for the Florida Legislature have net worths of more than $1 million.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Emergency Manager Law to Stay on Ballot for Now
Opponents of the state's toughened emergency manager law scored a victory in the Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday as they fight to get the repeal of the law on the Nov. 6 ballot. But the issue remains far from settled.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit City Council OKs 3 Financial Advisors
The Detroit City Council made good on its pledge to move forward on the city's consent agreement with the state, approving three key positions on a nine-member financial advisory board that will have major sway over the city's budgets.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fort Collins, Colorado Reaches "Unhealthy" Air Quality After Wildfires
Smoke from the High Park fire has sent particulate pollution to some new peaks in Fort Collins, pushing the warning bar into the full, red "unhealthy" range.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Vagina' Comment Gets Michigan Lawmaker Banned from House Floor
House Republicans prohibited state Rep. Lisa Brown from speaking on the floor Thursday after she ended a speech against a bill restricting abortions by referencing her female anatomy.
June 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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