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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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2 Wyoming House Incumbents Will Seek Re-election
Two Wyoming House members, including the potential new Speaker of the House, announced this week that they’ll seek re-election. If elected, House Republican Majority Leader Tom Lubnau said he’ll look to run for House Speaker.
April 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Controller Can't Block Lawmakers' Pay, Judge Rules
State Controller John Chiang cannot block lawmakers' pay based on his interpretation of the budget they pass, a Sacramento judge tentatively ruled Tuesday, handing the Legislature a significant win as it enters the busy season for budget writing. Chiang's unprecedented denial of legislative pay last year, based on his finding that state lawmakers had failed to pass a balanced budget, was popular beyond the Capitol. But some lawmakers suggested the controller's 12-day pay drought hurt their ability to pay household bills.
April 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2.5 Million
The approximate amount of money that will be saved in one fiscal year by eliminating breakfast in most lockups on weekends and holidays and instead providing brunch for inmates, according to Illinois corrections officials.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You don't want to stay here, we don't want you. I'm not going to be in the business of begging people to stay here.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's message to the Nets NBA team, which is leaving Newark for Brooklyn after playing in the Garden State for 35 years.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
25%
The portion of Detroit's public workforce that would be cut under Mayor Dave Bing's proposed budget. The more than 2,500 job cuts would be achieved mostly through layoffs, but also through retirements and attrition.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This part of pres campaigns is the dumdrums -- like doldrums, only we're trapped in a windless sea of dumb issues.
Republican consultant Tony Fratto, in a Twitter post, remarking on the scattered and sometimes trivial issues debated at this point in the presidential race when the candidates -- presumably Mitt Romney versus Barack Obama -- are virtually decided and the political conventions are still way off.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funds Eliminated from Virginia Budget
While higher education came out ahead in the budget, funding for teen pregnancy prevention programs was eliminated.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Embryo Bill Sent to Tennessee Gov. Haslam
The state Senate approved legislation that allows prosecutors to add a second murder or assault charge when a pregnant woman and an embryo she is carrying are harmed, sending the bill to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Budget Would Cut Workforce by 25%
The City of Detroit's transportation and city lighting would be privatized and services to residents would be reduced under the the first budget being crafted with state oversight of the city's finances.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Open Government Agency OK'd in Iowa
The Senate approved the bill, Senate File 430, on a 49-0 vote, sending the legislation to Gov. Terry Branstad, who championed the bill as one of his top legislative priorities this year. The agency, which will cost taxpayers $122,500 a year, will help mediate disputes between governments and record seekers, working partly as an enforcer to current law.
April 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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