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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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Newark Mayor Seeks Probe of NYPD Muslim Spying
In Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker said he was offended by the NYPD's secret surveillance of his city's Muslims.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Committee Advances Voter ID Ballot Measure
Although the governor and secretary of state are against requiring voters to have photo IDs, Republicans want to let the voters decide.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$700,000
The amount of money Pennsylvania has made from selling items, such as pocket knives and scissors, that the Transportation Security Administration confiscated from airline passengers since 2004.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If he was one of my sons, I would have washed his mouth out with jalapeño peppers.
New Hampshire state Rep. Susan Emerson, referring to House Speaker William O'Brien's critical response to one of her proposals last year that pushed her to introduce a bill to make it illegal for state legislators to bully one another. The bill failed 224-78.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Returns California Medicaid Case to Lower Court
By a 5-4 vote, the court sent the case back to the federal appeals court in San Francisco to consider whether private parties or only the federal government can object to Medicaid reductions.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho GOP State Sen. McGee Resigns Amid Scandal
An Idaho Republican state senator who had been seen as a political riser has stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations.
February 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tax Breaks for Films Go Undisclosed in Many States
States are eager to use financial incentives to attract Hollywood productions. But they're less enthusiastic about revealing which films got how much help.
February 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $400M
The amount of money unions are planning to spend this year to help re-elect President Barack Obama. They spent $400 million during the 2008 election, but are expected to spend more during this race.
February 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
IT’S ANONYMOUS...kicking ass and taking names...hacking the atrocious government of Newark.
The subject line of an email sent by CabinCr3w, an affiliate of the hackers group Anonymous, from the city when it hacked Newark, N.J.'s government website.
February 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ariz. AG to Look into Sheriff Misconduct Claims
An embattled Arizona sheriff said that the state's top prosecutor has agreed to conduct a comprehensive independent investigation into allegations made against him and his office.
February 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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