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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.

Vivek Kundra brought state IT leaders into policy discussions at an unprecedented level. They’re nervous about who might take his place.
Public employers will think twice about future benefit increases if laws require more disclosure.
China embraces performance management in an effort to wring out greater productivity and transparency.
Bus travel between major cities is popular, but operators need strict regulation to avoid a race to the bottom.
Despite the recession, which usually spurs a rise in law-breaking, violent and property crimes have dropped for the fourth year in a row. How can this be?
The success of New York City’s solar efforts wouldn’t have been possible without its on-the-ground ombudsmen.
Municipalities in more than a dozen states are using tools to gauge their courts’ speed, accessibility and reliability in administering justice.
Washington, D.C., hopes to roll out the nation’s first online intrastate casino. Buddy Roogow is leading the way.
A county in North Carolina created a community garden so the unemployed can work for benefits, training and food.
This year, more than half of the states decreased or eliminated funding for health centers, which provide an alternative to costly emergency rooms.