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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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Justice Dept. to Sue Arizona Sheriff Arpaio for Racial Profiling
On the eve of the U.S. Justice Department's anticipated filing of a lawsuit alleging racial profiling by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Joe Arpaio unveiled the most public effort to overhaul the office since he took the job nearly 20 years ago.
May 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poll: Ohioans Support Raising Fracking Tax to Cut Income Tax
Ohio voters back Gov. John Kasich's proposal to raise taxes on shale fracking and use the revenue for an across-the-board state income tax cut, a new poll indicates.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1,900
The approximate number of whooping cough cases reported in Wisconsin in 2012. This time last year, there were only 158 confirmed and probable cases of the highly contagious bacterial disease, which causes uncontrollable, violent coughing and is dangerous for infants and those with serious underlying health conditions.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’ve never received a letter from a queen before, other than my wife.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who got a two-sentence-long letter from Queen Elizabeth for planting a tree in her honor.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tom Barrett Picked to Challenge Wisconsin Gov. Walker
The Milwaukee mayor won Tuesday's Democratic primary, setting up a June 5 rematch of his unsuccessful 2010 race against Gov. Scott Walker in a historic recall election.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Google's Self-Driving Cars Get Nevada License
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles spent the last several months developing a new set of regulations to govern the operation and testing of "autonomous" vehicles and they've just awarded the first official driver's license based on those regulations to Google. That means the company can now test drive its cars on any public state roads.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Care Financing Bill Introduced in Massachusetts Senate
The Senate bill seeks to peg increases in health care spending to the growth in the state economy. To help rein in spending, the Senate bill creates a Health Care Quality and Finance Authority, to set annual health care cost goals.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Votes to Ban Gay Marriage
North Carolina has become the 31st state to add an amendment on marriage to its constitution, with voters banning same-sex marriage and barring legal recognition of unmarried couples by state and local governments. Incomplete returns show the amendment up 61.05 percent to 38.95 percent.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett Picked to Challenge Wisconsin Gov. Walker in Recall
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall election, dealing a blow to organized labor and setting up the June 5 race against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Veteran Indiana Sen. Lugar Suffers Primary Defeat
Sen. Richard Lugar was defeated in the Republican primary election by Treasurer Richard Mourdock, ending his bid for a seventh term in the U.S. Senate.
May 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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