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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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Former Maine Governor Baldacci Not Running for U.S. Senate
Former Gov. John Baldacci said that he's not running for the U.S. Senate, saying he and his family don't want to leave Maine to move to Washington, where he previously served eight years in the U.S. House.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I feel like I'm in an episode of 'Mad Men' and we're somehow back in the 1950s.
Wisconsin state Rep. Janet Bewley, who voted against a bill to ban insurance plans from covering some abortions. The bill, which Bewley called "a war on women," now heads to the governor's desk.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10
The number of states that let some lawmakers change their votes after a bill has passed or failed. A switched decision, however, doesn't alter a bill's original outcome.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Toilet Paper Dispute in Trenton, N.J., Resolved
The state's capital will move forward with an emergency purchase of toilet paper and paper towels. Supplies of both dwindled in city buildings while the administration and City Council quarreled over a contract to resupply city government.
March 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia is First State to Put Tax Revenue Toward Retiree Health Costs
The state makes an unusual down payment on its massive health benefit debt to retired public employees.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Rep. Turner Enters Senate Race
US. Rep. Bob Turner, facing possible elimination of his New York City congressional district, said he will enter the already crowded field of Republicans seeking to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arlington, Va., Fire Chief: Cities' Emergency Response Could Suffer Due to Funding Change
Over 120 cities use a Metropolitan Medical Response System to create plans for homeland security threats in their community. Their ability to respond, however, may be inhibited with the loss of direct federal funding.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$36 million
The annual amount it would cost small towns in California's San Joaquin Valley to clean up its drinking water, which a new study shows is contaminated due to farm fertilizers and dairy waste. The four counties studied are among the nation's top five farming counties.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I'm a hockey fan -- I like my violence on the ice.
Douglas Mower, a Californian who supports a bill in the state Legislature that would make California the first state to ban violent fans from attending any professional sports games.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transportation Overhaul Bill Set to Pass Senate
The Senate is poised to pass an overhaul of highway and transit programs that gives states greater flexibility over how they spend federal aid, streamlines environmental regulations to get projects built faster and seeks to generate greater private investment in transportation projects.
March 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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