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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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New York Governor Strikes Deals on Redistricting, Casinos, Pensions
In 2011, Gov. Andrew Cuomo tamed an unruly Legislature and won an improbable string of victories. But this year, after a marathon session of horse-trading and arm-twisting, he reached a complex agreement with lawmakers over pensions, casinos, redistricting and other issues, reflecting the more typical rhythms of how business is done in the capital.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota State Rep. Kriesel Won't Seek Re-Election
Republican state Rep. John Kriesel, an injured war veteran who has won admiration from both sides of the aisle, said his family has suffered with his absence when he was deployed and then when he returned and ran for the Legislature. He has been a strong and rare GOP critic of fellow Republicans who voted for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin AG Appeals Voter ID Court Rulings
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that his office had filed appeals in two challenges to Wisconsin's voter photo ID law. Judges in Dane County had ruled against the law in both cases.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abstinence-Only Bill Opponents Protest at Utah Capitol
Hundreds of Utahns filled the state Capitol’s cavernous Rotunda, chanting and holding signs in hopes of sending one simple message to the governor: Veto bill HB363, which would allow school districts to drop sex education classes and require those that keep the courses to teach abstinence only, meaning instruction in contraception would not be allowed.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than 40 cents
The rise, per gallon, in the price of gas in Maryland since January when Gov. Martin O' Malley first proposed increasing the state's gas tax. As the cost of gas has gone up, the support for his proposal has gone down.
March 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Why the hell would I sign it?
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, referring to the state's proposed consent agreement, which would put a state-appointed panel of financial advisers in charge of the city's finances. "I was not voted as mayor of this city to have to report to the governor," he said.
March 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Mayor, Governor Wrangle over Consent Agreement
The debate over how best to help Detroit avoid going broke escalated into a war of words Wednesday as Gov. Rick Snyder urged the city to get over a "cultural challenge" by accepting his plan for reviving its finances, and local officials snapped back that they're up to the job.
March 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
puerto-rico
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GOP Primary Turns to Puerto Rico
The U.S. territory doesn't vote for the president in the general election, but this Sunday it will select its choice for who should challenge President Barack Obama.
March 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Power Partly Restored in Boston After Transformer Fire
Sections of Boston that lost power because of a smoky electrical transformer fire slowly recovered Wednesday but problems were expected to persist for most of the day.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oil Taxes on Alaska Senate's Radar for Weeks
This means the House will be working under a tight schedule if it expects to fully vet and pass out a bill before the 90 day session ends April 15.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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