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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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Union Leader Bashes Pinata with South Carolina Gov. Haley's Face
Gov. Nikki Haley said that she found the recent video of an AFL-CIO leader smashing a piñata of her “creepy,” and the South Carolina governor described the incident as typical behavior of “union thugs.”
May 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rival Student-Loan Bills Rejected by U.S. Senate
The Senate rejected two competing bills that would prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling starting in July.
May 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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USDA Helps States Combat Food-Stamp Fraud
The Agriculture Department wants to curb the practice of food-stamp illegally selling their benefit cards for cash and then asking for replacement cards by giving states more power to investigate people who repeatedly claim to lose their benefit cards.
May 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’re in jeopardy of losing an entire generation of our youth to addiction if we don’t get a grip on this.
Tommy Farmer, an assistant special agent in charge of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, referring to the state's increasing rates of prescription drug abuse, which are some of highest in the nation.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
8 out of 10
The portion of the nation's top 10 most congested corridors that are in New York City and Los Angeles. See what they are null.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Smoking Ban Upheld by Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio's voter-initiated ban on indoor public smoking, the first enacted in the Midwest and among the strictest in the nation, is constitutional and enforceable, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Stockton 'Can Avoid Bankruptcy,' Says Councilman
Councilman Dale Fritchen, often criticized for his stance as being dead-set against taking Stockton into bankruptcy, said his plan will balance the city's deficit budget without laying off any police officers.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Who Will Set Up the Wireless Network for First Responders?
Commerce Department issues wish list for board members who will guide a national broadband framework for first responders.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Grandparents Raising Children Need More State Help
More than 2.7 million children in America are being raised by relatives, and states need to do more to make "kinship families" aware of the benefits and programs available to them, says a new report examined by Stateline.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Has Wisconsin Recall Made Walker a GOP Hero?
If Gov. Scott Walker wins in the June 5 recall against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, which polls suggest he’s likely to do, not only will he be lionized by his GOP colleagues for embarrassing Big Labor and forcing the left to pour cash down the drain in a presidential election year, he’ll be credited with making the state more competitive for Mitt Romney.
May 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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