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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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Driver's License Rules Toughen in New Jersey
Beginning May 7, New Jersey will require additional proof of identification to secure a new license. New Jersey will join eight other states in issuing a driver’s license with a gold star in the upper right corner, signifying that it is a federally-approved document.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Walker Opponent Proposes Recall Race Free of Attack Ads
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett offered a pledge not to attack his fellow Democrats in the recall race for governor, and he asked his opponents to do the same. State election officials ordered a recall election for Scott Walker, making him the third governor in the country to face recall.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Gov. Quinn Vows to Fight Education Cuts
Under the spending framework adopted by lawmakers, elementary and secondary education would receive roughly $6.4 billion for the next budget year. That's about $236 million less than what's currently set aside for schools, and more than $290 million less than what Quinn has proposed.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes Targeted for Taxes in Washington
Roll-your-own machines let consumers save money in part because state taxes don't apply to the machine-produced cigarettes. As state budget negotiations progress, some lawmakers are pushing for that to change.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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High-speed Rail's Lowered Cost Leaves California Lawmakers Skeptical
Five months ago, the Brown administration raised the proposed cost of California's high-speed rail project to nearly $100 billion. Now it's $68.4 billion because of major design changes in and around Los Angeles and the Bay Area in an 11th-hour bid to improve the project's chances of approval by the Legislature.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This is not worthy of any dialogue.
Detroit Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, referring to the state's emergency manager law, which is tied to the state's latest plan to save the city's finances. Kenyatta said he didn't support any aspect of the law and left the council table during discussion of the new plan.
March 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1 in 88
The rate of U.S. children who have autism -- a 23 percent increase from just two years ago, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The same week these CDC findings were released, a judge ruled that Florida's Medicaid program must cover autism therapy.
March 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker to Face Recall Election
Embattled first-term Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will face a recall this spring after an election was ordered following the collection of more than 900,000 signatures in the wake of his push against union bargaining rights.
March 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill to Keep Lottery Winners off Welfare Sent to Snyder
After twice finding out lottery winners continued to use food stamps after collecting the jackpot, Michigan lawmakers gave final approval to legislation aimed at making sure it doesn't happen again.
March 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court to Vote on Health Law Today
While the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case Friday morning.
March 30, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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