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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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Leaderless and Underfunded, N.J. Transit Had Troubles Well Before Fatal Crash
Even before one of its trains crashed in Hoboken Terminal on Thursday morning, killing one woman and injuring more than 100 others, New Jersey Transit was an agency in distress.
October 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Refugees Settle in Texas, State Refuses to Help Them
Texas ended its participation in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program on Friday because of Gov. Greg Abbott's concerns that the federal government couldn't adequately guarantee that none of the newcomers would pose a security threat.
October 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Becomes Early Adopter of State-Run Retirement Plan for Private Workers
Nearly 7 million workers for California companies will be automatically enrolled in a new state-run retirement program under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
October 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Choice Funding Method Rejected by Nevada Supreme Court
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s education savings account law, ruling that while the premise of using taxpayer money for private education was constitutional, the method used to fund the ESA program was not.
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Promises to Make Voting a Lot More Convenient
California will overhaul its election system beginning in 2018 so that voters have more options on when and where to cast their ballots in future elections, under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday.
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania's Special Protections for Drilling Industry Invalidated in Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided that Act 13, the state Legislature's 2012 attempt to accommodate the shale gas industry is an unconstitutional "special law" that benefits specific groups or industries.
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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El Cajon Shooting Reignites Debate Over How Police Deal With the Mentally Ill
She called police because her brother was "not acting like himself."
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Important Questions Yet to Be Answered in Deadly Hoboken Crash
The mundane rituals of the daily commute exploded into a chaotic scene of ripped metal, tumbling steel beams and screaming riders early Thursday as an NJ Transit train from Bergen County plowed through a barrier at the Hoboken train station, killing a Hoboken woman, injuring more than 100 and sparking a federal investigation that will try to answer why the train failed to stop.
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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UnitedHealth and University of California Forge Unique Alliance
The nation’s largest health insurer and the University of California Health system are joining forces to create a new health plan option for employers and expand research into patient data.
September 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Credit Agency Drops West Virginia's Bond Rating
Another shoe has dropped on the West Virginia economy, as another of the "big three" credit rating agencies downgraded the state's bond rating Wednesday.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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