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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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Mayor Brenda Lawrence Walks a Mile in Their Shoes
In Southfield, Mich., the mayor takes early morning walks with her constituents – a move that’s changed the physical and civic health of her city.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Affordable Care Act: A Case Study for Cooperative Federalism?
If the health reform law is upheld, the flexibility it will give states on health insurance exchanges could be a model for healthy federal-state relations.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
stockton
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Stockton, California’s Debt Problems May Set Precedent
How Stockton's story unfolds could have major consequences for public employee pensions and bondholders nationwide.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Government Performance Auditors at Risk of Becoming Endangered
Many governments have shifted into reverse, cutting and even eliminating auditing offices.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cities Share Data, Software Applications
An informal group of seven city CIOs is launching its first project: a website that will house standardized data from each city.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Digital Textbooks Gaining Traction in States
Despite enthusiasm for digital textbooks at the national level, states have been slow to get on board. But the movement is gaining strength, according to Stateline.org
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of violent deaths during a ten-day period in New Hampshire this month. Depending on the final classification of each case, the state -- which has one of the nation's lowest homicide rates -- is on course to surpass last year's 23 or 24 murders.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I've had longtime supporters tell me, 'I don't even know what party you are.' And I like that.
California Congressional candidate Linda Parks, who is one of 36 candidates with "no party preference" running for state and federal office in California this year, the first time the option is available for primary candidates.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
vaccine
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Vaccine Mandates Being Reconsidered in Vermont
For much of the legislative session, Vermont has been embroiled in a debate over whether to end parents' rights to refuse required immunizations for their kids.
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republicans' Backup Health Plan in the Works in Case Court Overturns Reform
Republicans in Congress are getting ready to answer an election-year question that has dogged the party's campaign for months: How would it replace President Barack Obama's healthcare law if the measure is overturned or repealed?
April 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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