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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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Improving Ports to Keep Up with the Global Economy
With the expansion of the Panama Canal, states and cities are debating whether to spend money deepening channels and expanding facilities to handle new ships.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Real Tea Party Moment?
State and local governments want to dump a costly tax provision that would bring more costs at a most inopportune time.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$637,000
The amount of gifts, including concert and sporting event tickets, that elected California state officials accepted from companies last year. The state Senate recently rejected a ban on such offerings.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We may be jackasses and funny guys from Monday to Friday, but now we've got to do this.
Rob Meyer, a country music host in Joplin, Mo., who consolidated multiple radio stations into a single feed of nonstop disaster coverage. With little access to mobile and Internet connections, radio hosts have acted as impromptu public health experts and unofficial public information officers.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Minnesotans are better than this.
Governor Mark Dayton's reaction as he symbolically vetoed a move to put a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on the 2012 ballot. He also vetoed a bill that would have prohibited abortion after 20 weeks and another that would have banned the state from paying for abortions for low-income women.
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$7,500
The fine -- originally $7,500 -- a NYC government official had to pay for falsifying time sheets, which resulted in more than $22,000 in unearned salary. The fine dropped because she said she had no savings.
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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High-Speed Rail Is Not Dead
A true high-speed rail network may be years away. But despite some setbacks, plans for fast trains are moving ahead around the country.
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Dark Side of Awards and Accountability
Contributor Ken Miller draws from his latest book to explain how management-by-fear accountability systems rarely work and produce devastating side effects.
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ending Medicaid As We Know It
Is Medicaid in its current form sustainable? And if not, is welfare reform the right model for change?
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Six Ideas for Fixing the Nation's Infrastructure Problems
Here's how to plan, fund and make a safer, more efficient transportation system.
May 26, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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