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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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A $1 Cigarette Tax Starts a $47 Million Fight in California
A ballot initiative to impose a new $1-a-pack cigarette tax to finance cancer research has provoked a $47 million storm of advertisements, overwhelmingly financed by the tobacco industry, which is outspending proponents by nearly four to one to defeat the biggest threat it has faced in California in more than a decade.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Explore New Ways to Tax Drivers
Among the leading ideas: Taxing drivers for how many miles they travel rather than how much gasoline they buy.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Bath-Salts Ban Considered After Miami Attack
A gruesome and bizarre incident in which one man chewed off most of another man’s face in Miami last month is spurring Congressional action to federally ban a powerful synthetic drug police say might have incited the cannibalistic crime.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Recall Becomes Microcosm of National Election
On the eve of Tuesday’s Wisconsin gubernatorial recall vote that has become a proxy for the national election, labor organizers and Democrats remain plagued by missteps, internal squabbles and money woes that could reverberate into November.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Casino Gambling Has Rocky Start
The first six months of the casino era in Massachusetts have been hampered by controversies and false starts, proving that little is easy when it comes to launching a new industry with billions of dollars at stake.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fake Gas Well to Help Train Pennsylvania Responders for Emergencies
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will submit legislation to county council seeking approval for construction of a mock oil-and-gas production facility.
June 04, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
73%
The percent, on average, of state aid that's given to college students based on need rather than merit. The issue of financial aid garnered national attention last week when UCLA awarded the son of Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs a full athletic scholarship.
June 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Where do we draw the line? Are we going to regulate how many cookies people can buy at the cookie shop?
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke, on New York City Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on the sale of sweetened beverages larger than 16 fluid ounces.
June 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cities Aim to Cut 311 Costs Without Affecting Services
Budget belt-tightening has put the cost of 311 calls under a microscope. And while few cities would contemplate pulling the plug on these popular systems, many are looking for ways to rein in expenses.
June 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gas Companies Give to Lawmakers Amid North Carolina Fracking Debate
As North Carolina lawmakers consider opening up the state to hydraulic fracturing, the controversial method used to extract natural gas from shale deposits, a good government group says that natural gas-related industries are unduly influencing the debate.
June 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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