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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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Online Game Teaches Students How Counties Work
Led by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the online primer aims to boost students’ knowledge of county government.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
gay-marriage
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Gay-Marriage Ban Prompts Push to Move DNC Out of North Carolina
Many Americans are so mad that North Carolina passed a ban on gay marriage that they're calling for the Democratic National Convention to be yanked out of Charlotte.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Seriously? The President, already polling badly with seniors, is about to interrupt General Hospital to come out for gay marriage?!
Erick Erickson, conservative radio show host and political commentator, in a tweet about President Barack Obama's declaration on ABC News that he personally supports same-sex marriage.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1,000 feet
The minimum distance new payday lenders in Ames, Iowa, must be from schools, child care centers, other payday lenders, residential land or any arterial street under a new city ordinance that is likely the most restrictive in the state.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Gay-Marriage Supporter Won't Seek Reelection to New York Senate
James S. Alesi, one of four Republican state senators in New York who voted in favor of same-sex marriage last year, said that he would not seek re-election because he did not want to go through a difficult primary campaign and put Republican control of the State Senate at risk in November.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2,700 Non-U.S. Citizens Found on Florida Voting Rolls
The state has found thousands of potential non-U.S. citizens on voting rolls and an analysis indicates a third could have voted in previous elections. But some of the voters say they’re lawful citizens who legally cast ballots.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Toughens Unemployment Eligibility Standards
The series of bills, centered around a bill called the Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act, makes it more difficult for individuals fired with cause to receive benefits. It also requires unemployment recipients to apply for at least three jobs every week or go to a local career center and then submit detailed information to verify these applications.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teen Tanning Restrictions Pass Missouri Senate
After years of defeat, a bill that would require parental consent before anyone 17 or younger could use a tanning bed could be headed to the legislative finish line in Missouri after a Senate committee gave its blessing to a House-passed bill.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ames, Iowa, Bans New Payday Lenders from Coming to Town
Cities cannot regulate interest rates for payday lenders, but cities can restrict the growth of the businesses through zoning laws, which is what Ames has done. The new ordinance requires that payday lenders be more than 1,000 feet from schools, child care centers, other payday lenders, any land zoned for residential uses or any arterial street.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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College Illinois Savings Program Slammed in Audit
The underfunded College Illinois savings program was plagued by weak financial controls and conflicts of interest between top administrators and companies hired to invest millions from the prepaid tuition fund, according to a report issued by the state auditor general's office.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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