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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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$100,000
The amount of money that the co-founder of Facebook and editor-in-chief of the liberal magazine The New Republic offered to match the campaign to pass same-sex marriage in Maine. The issue will be on the state's November ballot.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Caucus voting looks like the Wild West of voting.
Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, on caucuses, which are run by political parties rather than public officials. Since the 2000 presidential election, states have invested in new machines and procedures that have made vote counts more accurate, but parties don’t offer the same level of protection.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facebook Co-Founder Pledges $100K to Maine's Gay-Marriage Campaign
A co-founder of Facebook who is the editor-in-chief of the liberal magazine The New Republic has offered a $100,000 matching gift to the state's campaign supporting same-sex marriage.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Senator George Hooks Ends 32-Year Career
George Hooks, the dean of the Georgia State Senate whose district includes the home of President Jimmy Carter, announced he would not seek re-election after a 32-year legislative career.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Mexico Gov.'s Susana PAC Raised $77,000 from 6 Companies
Gov. Susana Martinez’s political organization raked in more than $77,000 during a five-week period, readying for a key election cycle in which Republicans hope to make gains in the Legislature.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-New York State Senator Convicted of Theft
Pedro Espada Jr. was convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit health care network he founded.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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500 Job Cuts Approved for Atlanta Public Schools
The school board approved a plan to cut up to 475 jobs, including about 230 teachers, 90 custodians and 14 bus drivers and transportation staffers. Some of the layoffs are a result of a recent school redistricting, others because of declining revenue.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Crime Labs Struggle to Meet Standards
Michigan's seven State Police crime labs could lose their accreditation this summer, potentially casting doubt on forensic evidence used statewide in prosecutions ranging from drunken driving to homicides.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Democrats Create New Party to Challenge Indicted Legislator
Chicago Democratic leaders are forming an alternative party to put up a candidate in the November election against indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith, a Democrat who won the primary and has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of taking a $7,000 cash bribe.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Mayor: DOJ's Police Reforms Could Cost City $41M
Mayor Mike McGinn asserted that the scope of the federal plan for the Seattle Police Department could saddle the city with a "shadow mayor" and cost $41 million a year.
May 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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