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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.

Who Said That
I’m just a plumber, but it doesn’t smell right.
Joseph Cataloni, an Idaho voter who complained about the state's new law making a voter’s choice of a Republican or Democratic ballot a public record and requiring an oral statement to pollworkers in front of other voters.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma OKs Open-Carry Gun Law
Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday signed a measure allowing those with a concealed-carry permit to openly carry weapons. Senate Bill 1733 prohibits carrying firearms on properties owned or leased by the city, state or federal government, at corrections facilities, in schools or college campuses, liquor stores and at sports arenas during sporting events.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Income Rises More Than 7% in April
Personal income tax collections in states in April might have grown an average of more than 7 percent, but for some the increase may not be enough to ease budget crises.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Advocates Helped Ex-Judge Win Oregon Attorney General Primary
Retired state appeals court judge Ellen Rosenblum defeated Dwight Holton, a former U.S. attorney who has criticized the state’s medical marijuana law, Tuesday in a Democratic primary race for attorney general.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nebraska State Lawmaker Deb Fischer Wins Upset Senate Victory
Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer's stunning come-from-behind performance amounts to a warning flare about the volatility of the primary season and the unintended impact of outside groups.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Democratic Chairman Quits
The chairman of the New York Democratic Party said that he would resign next week, clearing the way for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to install his own leader atop the state organization.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Using Mortgage Money to Plug Budget Holes
Hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide a little relief to the nation’s struggling homeowners is being diverted to plug state budget gaps.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Romney Easily Wins Nebraska, Oregon Primaries
With almost nothing at stake, Mitt Romney easily won primary contests Tuesday in Nebraska and Oregon, edging closer to formally clinching the GOP presidential nomination.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Housing Plan Lures Few Police, Firefighters Back to City
More than a year after Mayor Dave Bing launched a campaign to lure police and firefighters back to the city by selling rehabbed homes on the cheap, the program has sold six houses. Skeptics say it's a questionable use of $5 million in federal grant money that could be spent elsewhere.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho's First Closed Primary Resulted in Smaller Voter Turnout
Idaho’s new law makes a voter’s choice of a Republican or Democratic ballot a public record and requires an oral statement to pollworkers in front of other voters.
May 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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