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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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Voter Turnout 'Just Wild' in Wisconsin
Voters and public officials are reporting long lines at many Wisconsin polling places Tuesday -- with Dane County Clerk Karen Peters calling the local turnout "just wild" so far.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Attempts to Limit Psych Drugs for Kids
Due to an extreme rise in the prescription of powerful psychiatric drugs for adolescents, Minnesota will start requiring doctors to seek psychiatrists' help before prescribing such medication for children.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Recall: What It Means for the Presidential Election
To win reelection, the president almost certainly will have to carry Wisconsin again this fall.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Recall Comes Down to Political Makeup of the Electorate
But with so few undecided voters left, the biggest question mark remaining is the composition of the electorate.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada Republicans Work Around State Party
Even before supporters of Rep. Ron Paul grabbed headlines by winning control of the Nevada GOP, top Silver State Republicans had moved to build a separate organization to boost down-ballot candidates.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado's Marijuana Ballot Question Could Affect Obama-Romney Race
Whether to legalize marijuana will be on the Colorado ballot in November. President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney have identical stances on pot legalization -- they oppose it.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bloomberg Backs Plan to Decriminalize Low-Level Pot Possession in New York
The New York Police Department, the mayor and the city’s top prosecutors endorsed a proposal to decriminalize the open possession of small amounts of marijuana, giving an unexpected lift to an effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to cut down on the number of people arrested as a result of police stops.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prescription Drug Crackdown Could Harm the Needy, Say Patients, Doctors
Pain patients and many doctors say they are feeling the backlash from a recent crackdown against pill abuse, which they fear lumps legitimate patients in with drug-seeking addicts, and legitimate prescribers with pill-pushing doctors.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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County Nursing Homes are an Endangered Species in New Jersey
Four have been sold to private operators in the last 18 months, and some within the industry suspect that the remaining 16 aren’t far behind.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Schools Superintendent Resigns, Leaving Governor in Charge
Oregon's state schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that she'll be quitting at the end of the month to take a job at a national education nonprofit, giving Gov. John Kitzhaber unprecedented control over education in Oregon because of a 2011 law that eliminated the statewide elected school superintendent at the end of Castillo's current, third term or at her resignation.
June 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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