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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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Missouri School Tranfers Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The state law that could have triggered the exodus of thousands of children from failing St. Louis schools is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a St. Louis County Circuit Court judge ruled.
May 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drones to Get Sky Presence in D.C. Metro Area, Says Police Chief Rohrer
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, are already allowed to fly over some Virginia college campuses, and according to a local police chief, they'll be coming to Northern Virginia in the next few years.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’ve overreacted in my time. So I know what it looks like when I overreact, and that wasn’t one of them.
Christine C. Quinn, the New York City Council speaker who is expected to run for mayor, who was accused of overreacting when she walked out of a rally after a participant called New York’s mayor “Pharaoh Bloomberg.”
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $111,000
The amount of back rent that the Republican Party of Minnesota owes its headquarters' landlord. The GOP completely stopped paying rent in August and was served an eviction notice but struck a deal to keep the building.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
A small graduation cap on top of a $100 bill.
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States Struggle to Slow Tuition Increases
While average college tuition increased in every state in 2011, early returns suggest the number won’t be that high in 2012. But in some states, it's only going to get worse, reports Stateline.org.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Sen. Smith's Task Force to Propose Changes to 'Stand Your Ground' Law
State Sen. Chris Smith assembled his own 18-member committee when he felt Gov. Rick Scott didn't move swiftly enough in his review of the law following the February shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford. His independent task force is making a dozen recommendations for change in Florida's Stand Your Ground Law.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report Cards Issued for Virginia Legislators
The report cards, a first for the chamber, rate senators and delegates on their support for the business community and for initiatives that will, in the chamber’s estimation, “move Virginia forward.”
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Transportation Secretary Stepping Down
Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, the first woman to lead Maryland’s sprawling transportation agency, will leave her post at the end of June, according to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office. She was a lead surrogate for O’Malley’s failed attempt this year to convince the state’s General Assembly to apply a 6-percent sales tax to gasoline.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's GOP-Drawn Congressional Maps Get OK from Justice Dept.
Hours after the Department of Justice greenlighted the GOP-drawn Congressional map, a Florida state circuit court ruled against a Democratic challenge to the state’s new Congressional map, denying a motion that the map violates the state constitution and declining to issue an injunction against the map.
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Gov. Christie on Being VP: Romney 'Might Be Able to Convince Me'
Would Gov. Chris Christie accept an invitation from Mitt Romney to run for vice president? "I really have no interest in being vice president," he said, but "he might be able to convince me."
May 01, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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