✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
Property Taxes Under New Attack in Pennsylvania
The legislature once again is considering bills to eliminate the property tax, oft-criticized for being unfair, antiquated, and baffling. For a variety of reasons, the levy has come under fresh attack in the Keystone State.
April 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Miami Charter Change Would Save Millions, But Give Elected Leaders More Time in Office
Miami city commissioners are considering changing city elections from odd to even years, a move that would translate to enormous savings for the cash-strapped city, but also would give all six elected officials an extra year in office, until 2014.
April 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Welfare Drug-Test Bill Draws Legal Heat in Georgia
Georgia’s proposal to drug-test parents who seek welfare faces significant questions about its constitutionality as well as challenges of how to set up the program, despite support by state lawmakers and similar efforts in other states.
April 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Clemency Granted to Dozens in Illinois
Gov. Pat Quinn granted clemency and expunged the criminal records of more than 50 people and denied another 136 clemency requests as part of his effort to whittle down a backlog of cases that piled up under ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is now serving time in federal prison.
April 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
St. Louis County, Missouri Tackles the Age Gap in Government
Two employees created the St. Louis County Government Young Professionals Group to prepare tomorrow's leaders for today -- and with no budget.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$700,000
The price that a church paid to buy the mostly abandoned town of Scenic, S.D., last year. America's smallest town -- Buford, Wyo., is now auctioning itself off starting at $100,000.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Homeless Woman's Death Not Police's Fault, Says St. Louis Mayor
A homeless woman's death from blood clots hours after officers arrested her for trespassing at a suburban St. Louis hospital was a tragedy, but was not the fault of police, the town's mayor said.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Soaring Student Loan Debt Threatens Economic Recovery
Surging above $1 trillion, U.S. student loan debt has surpassed credit card and auto-loan debt. This debt explosion jeopardizes the fragile recovery, increases the burden on taxpayers and possibly sets the stage for a new economic crisis.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Voter ID Closer to Minnesota Ballot
An all-Republican conference committee hammered out a compromise version of the House and Senate voter identification proposals and passed it unanimously, over the vocal protests of the Minnesota Secretary of State's office. The compromise plan now returns to the House and Senate for a final vote.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Detroit Consent Deal in Limbo After Judge's Ruling
The long road toward a possible consent agreement took yet another detour late Monday after another court ruling that could push the process past its Thursday deadline. An Ingham County judge ordered the state's financial review team not to meet or vote on any issues until an April 11 hearing.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png