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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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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Voter ID Cases
The state Supreme Court refused to immediately take up a pair of cases that struck down the state's new voter ID law, a decision that will likely mean citizens won't have to show identification when they cast ballots in recall elections in May and June.
April 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Governor's Race May be State's Most Expensive
With U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, the Republican candidate to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels, leading the way, the race is on track to compete with, and perhaps exceed, the record $33 million spent in 2004.
April 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia General Assembly Returns for Uncertain Budget Vote
Virginia’s General Assembly reconvenes Tuesday to vote on a two-year, $85 billion state spending plan hashed out earlier this month by budget negotiators. It’s not clear that the plan will clear the Senate, which is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mississippi Abortion Law Could Shut Down State's Only Clinic
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill that could shut down the only abortion clinic in the state. House Bill 1390 requires all physicians at abortion clinics in Mississippi to be board-certified OB-GYN and to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York City Subway Terror Plot Detailed During Trial
Adis Medunjanin is accused of plotting to bomb subways with two friends from Queens after training by Al Qaeda.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Center Figure of of D.C. Campaign Finance Probe Resigns
Jeffrey E. Thompson, the District businessman at the center of a federal investigation into campaign finance has stepped down as chairman of D.C. Chartered Health Plan, which holds a lucrative city contract to manage health care for low-income District residents. That contract, worth as much as $322 million yearly, is the city’s largest and accounts for nearly all of Chartered’s business.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Closings Hard for Students, Communities
Shrinking budgets and enrollments are forcing school closures and consolidations across the nation.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Stamps Cut in Republican Budget
From food stamps to child tax credits and Social Service block grants, House Republicans began rolling out a new wave of domestic budget cuts Monday but less for debt reduction — and more to sustain future Pentagon spending without relying on new taxes.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Budget Autonomy Efforts to Get Help from Joe Lieberman
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) plans to introduce legislation that would sever the link between the District’s budget and the Congressional appropriations process, a senior Senate Democratic aide confirmed.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The number of Georgia state lawmakers who have had liens filed against them, their spouse or their business since September for past-due taxes, penalties and fees. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution earlier reported that one in five state legislators had liens filed against them at some point.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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