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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.

transparent-spending
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Federal Spending May Become More Transparent
Congress is calling for USASpending.gov to be replaced with a site that allows states and localities to report their earnings themselves.
July 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Will Education Cuts Lead to More Lawsuits?
States that are cutting their K-12 budgets by billions of dollars can expect more lawsuits, but they may not have an immediate impact.
July 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
tug-o-war
Archive
Kansas City Businesses Want to End the ‘Economic Border War’
Businesses are tired of jumping across state lines for wasted tax incentives.
July 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It smells like a campaign to me.
Iowa state Rep. Kevin Koester, on N.J. Governor Chris Christie's speech to Iowa educators, which led some to think he was gearing up for a presidential run.
July 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$3 million
The amount of new tax revenue that longer bar hours in Seattle could generate, according to the mayor. The city council plans to ask the state for permission to serve alcohol beyond the current legal 2 a.m. cutoff.
July 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It's much easier to support higher taxes in theory than when it comes up for a vote.
Linda DiVall, director of a recent bipartisan poll that revealed that almost 60 percent of Californians would support allowing local governments -- with the voters approval -- to raise taxes on items like cigarettes, sugary drinks and oil.
July 25, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
200
The average number of new state laws each year that began as model bills from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which is made up of corporations who pay membership fees to work with lawmakers in drafting legislation.
July 25, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
In the worst-case scenario, Florida becomes Greece, with hurricanes exhausting its resources, forcing more and more borrowing on less and less attractive terms.
Robert Hartwig, president of an insurance industry trade group, on the concern that Florida's state-run insurers won't be able to cover people if a major hurricane or back-to-back hurricanes hit the region. Scientists say there's a 13 percent higher-than-average chance that Florida will be hit by a major hurricane this year.
July 22, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$120 million
The proposed pay cap for NFL players under a deal agreed upon by the league's owners. The players have until Tuesday to approve the collective bargaining agreement, which would end the four-month-long lockout.
July 22, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
A haircut still looks a lot better than a beheading.
Robert G. Flanders Jr., who was appointed by Rhode Island to fix Central Falls' finances that are leading it into bankruptcy. He has asked the city's retirees to give back large chunks of their pensions -- some losing nearly half -- but stresses that they could lose it all if they don't.
July 21, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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