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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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The 9 Supreme Court Justice's Courtroom Styles
The few people that get to see arguments over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this week will see a wide range of style, personality and temperament among the nine justices.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Santorum Wins Louisiana Primary
Rick Santorum picked up another win in Louisiana, but the victory won’t significantly change the delegate advantage held by Mitt Romney in the GOP nominating contest.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Care Debate to Influence 5 Congressional Races
About two-thirds of Democratic Members who lost in November 2010 voted for the law. This year, Republicans hope they can continue to tie vulnerable incumbents in tossup states and districts to their vote for the unpopular legislation, which would cut about $500 billion from future Medicare spending.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts State Sen. Baddour to Resign
Steven A. Baddour is expected to announce his resignation from the Massachusetts State Senate Monday, ending a decade-long run representing the First Essex District to take a job at a law firm, according to an official with knowledge of his plans.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Suspicious Test Scores Plague 200 School Districts
Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. The findings represent an unprecedented examination of the integrity of school testing.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Legal Bills Add to Metro Detroit's Financial Troubles
Cities across metro Detroit, already grappling with declining revenue from property taxes, also are contending with soaring legal bills related to cases involving property owners challenging tax assessments; others are from residents suing cities for basement flooding.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Four Minnesota State Reps. Retire
The weekend's events mean state Reps. Nora Slawik, Denise Dittrich, Ron Shimanski and Marion Greene will not be returning to the Capitol next year.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Public-Lands Bill Giving Utah Control to Become Law
Gov. Gary Herbert will sign a bill that demands the federal government relinquish control of public lands in Utah by 2014, setting the table for a potential legal battle over millions of acres in the state.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
38%
The portion of Americans who think there is “too much expression of religious faith and prayer from political leaders,” while 30 percent think there is too little, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The previous year's poll found the opposite -- more people thought there wasn't enough religious expression from politicians.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Most of the folks who come in have little understanding of how things work, but are arrogant enough to think they can change 200+ years of American governing.
Eric Herzik, a University of Nevada-Reno political scientist, on the drawbacks of governors who were previously business executives.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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