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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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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Does Damage Control After Obama Criticism
Cory Booker said he was “upset” that Republicans and the Romney presidential campaign were using his criticism of an Obama campaign ad against the president’s reelection effort. “This will cause me to work harder for President Obama,” the mayor of Newark, N.J. said.
May 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Convicted Pennsylvania Senator Orie Resigns
Facing sentencing on 14 criminal counts, Republican state Sen. Jane Orie resigned from the seat she has held for more than a decade.
May 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Gov. Haslam Defends Making Records Confidential
Haslam has signed measures to make confidential the names of all but the three finalists for leadership positions in state colleges and universities, to prevent parents from finding out the evaluation scores of teachers, and to close off information about companies that receive cash grants from the state.
May 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Both Indiana Gubernatorial Candidates Pick Female Running Mates
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pence announced state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate, and sources close to Democrat John Gregg's campaign said state Sen. Vi Simpson would be the former Indiana House speaker's pick for lieutenant governor.
May 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You've got to somehow make a suburban dweller realize that the quality of life in the suburbs is directly related to the intensity of the core of the city.
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states with some kind of pension forfeiture provision related to public employees who commit crimes. View our map to see which states have them and what they say.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona May Keep Obama Off the 2012 Ballot
In a revival of the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate, a state official in Arizona says it’s “possible” that he’ll hold Obama’s name off the Arizona ballot if Hawaii officials don’t send him confirmation that the president was born there.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prison Riot Leaves 1 Dead in Mississippi, Others Injured
An uprising in the Adams County Correctional Facility near Natchez left at least one unidentified guard dead and several more transported to the hospital, officials said.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Registry Reveals Over 2,000 Wrongful Convictions Since 1989
The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system's failings.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Bills Become Law in Virginia
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell signed highly contentious voter identification legislation and, in a move meant to quell concerns that it would disenfranchise some people, ordered elections officials to send new cards to everyone registered in the state.
May 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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