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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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Christie's Budget for New Jersey Faces Revenue Shortfall
Gov. Christie's proposed budget for fiscal 2013 has a $1.3 billion hole in it, the Legislature's top finance officer said. But a Christie administration official said the shortfall is about half that.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Race to the Top Funds to Reward Personalized Instruction
The latest round of the Race to the Top grant competition will be open to school districts for offering more personalized instruction for students.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Diverted Mortgage Settlement Money to Local Governments
Virginia diverted most of a multimillion-dollar mortgage settlement that was intended to protect consumers and assist state foreclosure prevention efforts to local governments.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma House Gives Governor More Control of Human Services
The Oklahoma House passed measures to do away with the state Human Services Commission and give the governor greater authority over the state's largest agency.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Western States Shielding Part of Executions, Defying Court Orders
A San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses. Idaho, Arizona, Washington, Montana and Nevada have conducted 15 lethal injections since the ruling, and half of each procedure has been behind closed doors.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Banned Maryland License Plates
The following are a few of the words you will never see on a Maryland license plate, as specified by the state’s Objectionable Plate List: HEROIN, TOILET, SAFESEX, CHUMP.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. Cuomo Names His Picks to Lead New York Democratic Party
Solidifying his control over New York Democratic politics, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that he would seek to install a mayor from upstate and an assemblyman from New York City as the state party’s new leaders.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Verifies Obama's Birth to Keep Him on Arizona Ballot
The states appear to have resolved a months-long dispute that could have kept the president's name off the ballot in November.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Isolation Breeds Corrupt State Capitals
What makes some state capitals so much more corrupt than others? New research provides a partial answer to that long-standing question: isolated capitals breed more corruption and lack of news coverage is a major reason why.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Gov. Brownback Signs Tax-Cut Bill
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law a tax-cut measure that had divided GOP lawmakers in one of the country's most fiscally conservative states, pitting tea-party advocates who argued it would spur economic growth against some fellow Republicans who worried the cuts go too far.
May 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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