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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.

Tea Party-backed Republican Thomas Massie won a hotly contested House primary in Kentucky, edging out an establishment candidate and putting him on an almost certain path to election in November.
The system of regaining voting rights in Florida after a felony conviction is so lengthy and strict that many will likely never vote again.
With no serious opposition left, the former Massachusetts governor easily won both contests. He won all 42 delegates at stake in Kentucky and at least 21 of the 33 delegates at stake in Arkansas.
The owner of a Tennessee-based amusement company placed the winning bid for the State Fair of Virginia, buying both the 150-year-old fair and the event site, which includes where Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born.
In too many instances, they aren’t on the same page -- or even speaking the same language.
Quality measures are transforming everything from billing practices to patient behavior.
States can no longer rely on federal bailouts or taxes. For the latest on state revenues, null
Cities are finding creative uses for these environmentally unfriendly spaces.
Have we lost our capacity to think big? Asia and Western Europe are building a series of infrastructure mega-projects that dwarf our efforts.
Election officials in Central Texas are struggling to find workers to staff the polls with election day only a week away.