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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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Former Gov. Wendell Anderson, Responsible for the 'Minnesota Miracle,' Dies
Former Minnesota Gov. Wendell Anderson, who appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1973 with a big northern pike and wide grin as a symbol of his state's good life, but then alienated voters when he appointed himself to a vacant U.S. Senate seat, died Sunday, a state official said.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Military Veteran Kills 3 Cops in Baton Rouge
An Iraq war veteran identified by law enforcement as a "black separatist" fatally shot three police officers and wounded three others here Sunday, opening another chapter in the racial unrest that has swept some cities and exposed the vulnerability of police.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Texas, Prison Spending Has Increased More Than Schools
Texas spending on prisons and jails is the highest in the nation, a new federal study concludes, and has grown about five times faster than the state's rate of spending growth on elementary and secondary education over the past three decades.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should D.C. Be the 51st State? Voters Will Decide in November
A ballot referendum to split the nation’s capital into a new state for its residents and a smaller, federal district for government buildings and monuments is headed to D.C. voters in November.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Just Before GOP Convention, North Dakota Gets a New Delegate
A state Republican Party official says it’s “pure coincidence” that Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s decision to skip the Republican National Convention has opened the door for Fargo entrepreneur Doug Burgum -- who defeated Stenehjem last month for the GOP nomination for governor -- to attend as a delegate.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Adds LGBT History to School Curriculum
State officials on Thursday added the evolution of gay rights and the contributions of lesbian and gay figures in history to the list of topics that public-school students will be taught in California, a landmark move that puts the ongoing LGBT civil rights fight into the mainstream of public education.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers in North Carolina No Longer Lowest Paid in U.S.
Gov. Pat McCrory signed the state budget Thursday at a Union County elementary school, which provided a backdrop for his discussion about teacher pay and other education initiatives the budget will fund.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Dakota Governor Calls Rare Special Session to Address Budget Shortfall
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has issued an executive order calling for lawmakers to return to Bismarck early next month for a special session to address a projected budget shortfall of more than $300 million for the 2015-17 biennium.
July 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Ally Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case
In late September 2011, a lobbyist for United Airlines had some good news for his longtime friend David Samson, then chairman of the powerful Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Private Equity Found Power and Profit in State Capitols
Inside a cramped committee room on the cactus-dotted campus of Arizona’s Capitol, Kelsey Lundy stepped to the podium to detail new legislation and the higher costs it would impose on struggling borrowers.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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