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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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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's Financial Overseer Resigns
Gov. Tom Corbett will move swiftly to recommend another financial custodian to help restore stability to Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital after his first appointee said he was resigning.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Child Welfare Data is Missing in California
Storage devices lost in the mail are not believed to have been accessed or misused, officials said.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Police Get Justice Dept.'s Reform Recommendations
A day after Seattle's mayor proposed nearly two dozen police reforms in response to a damning federal report, U.S. Justice Department representatives delivered their own list of proposed changes during a closed-door meeting with city officials.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Parts of Wisconsin's Anti-Union Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The opinion of Judge William M. Conley, of the Western District of Wisconsin, was viewed as a partial victory for labor unions, though the judge also upheld central elements of the law, currently in effect around the state.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Brian Kalk Wins North Dakota's U.S. House Nomination
The third time was the charm for Brian Kalk on Sunday as he emerged as the North Dakota Republican Party nominee for U.S. House. He won in the third round of voting by delegates.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington is First State to Regulate Escort Websites to Curb Sex Trafficking
Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill into law, the first of its kind in the country, to require websites within the state to obtain documentation that escorts advertised there are at least 18.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Gov. Brewer Lashes Out Against States Urging Court to Void Immigration Law
In a legal brief filed earlier this week, the attorneys for 11 states told the justices that Arizona's SB 1070 conflicts with federal immigration laws. They disputed the state's contention that the state law is merely assisting the federal government in enforcing federal law.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supporting Wisconsin Gov. Walker Could Cost Romney the Election
Embracing Scott Walker offers major short-term advantages for Mitt Romney in Wisconsin, which holds its primary contest Tuesday, as the GOP front-runner looks for the last few wins he needs to lock up the nomination. But it may also risk alienating voters in union-heavy swing states such as Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania — at just the time when Romney and his campaign hope to turn their attention to the general election.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Durkee Fraud Case Jolts California Elections
Victims of the California campaign treasurer who embezzled more than $7 million from dozens, if not hundreds, of clients’ accounts may have to hire private attorneys and scramble to replenish re-election funds even as the government’s case ended in a guilty plea Friday.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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10 Atlanta Schools May Close
Atlanta Public Schools will close 10 schools and eliminate about 5,500 of 13,000 extra seats under the final redistricting proposal released by Superintendent Erroll Davis.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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