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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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Scott Walker-Appointed Justice's Win a Victory for Conservatives
State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday, overcoming a challenge from Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg and keeping the job Gov. Scott Walker appointed her to in the fall.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Milwaukee Mayor Easily Wins Re-Election
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett easily won re-election Tuesday after a bitter and personal race, overcoming a challenge from Ald. Bob Donovan.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Deal Could Finally Improve Health Care for Poor Children
Florida health administrators have agreed to settle a long-simmering lawsuit that claims the state's Medicaid insurance program for needy children is so poorly funded and managed that impoverished youngsters are consigned to a second-rate healthcare system where long waits for access and substandard care are the norm.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Impeachment Process Ignited for Alabama Governor
A north Alabama lawmaker Tuesday filed articles of impeachment against Gov. Robert Bentley over what he called "incompetency" and an inability to lead.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson Voters Reject Some Tax Hikes to Fund Police Reforms and City Services
If pre-election scenarios about two proposed tax increases were accurate, the city will need to eliminate more than 13 percent of its workforce, including the positions of seven police officers.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing Anti-LGBT Law, PayPal Pulls Plans to Expand in North Carolina
Amid a flurry of strongly worded tweets, PayPal on Tuesday became the first and only prominent tech company to commit to moving operations out of North Carolina, whose governor last week signed into law a bill that bars local governments from passing antidiscrimination protections for LGBT people.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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San Francisco Passes Nation's Most Generous Paid Family Leave Law
San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require six weeks of paid leave for new parents Tuesday, nearly doubling the amount of money new parents will bring in while caring for their newborns.
April 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia Schools Suffer Huge Setback
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission has come up empty in its bid to undo a recent, devastating state Supreme Court ruling that curtailed powers it thought it had.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Smacked With Downgrades and Lawsuits, Atlantic City's Troubles Could Hurt Other Cities
New Jersey's political impasse over how to rescue Atlantic City is risking the state's reputation as a reliable financial backstop for distressed municipalities and threatens to plunge the resort town into a bankruptcy that would affect cities across the state.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Largest U.S. Settlement, BP Pays Governments $20.8 Billion for Oil Spill
A federal judge on Monday approved a $20.8 billion settlement negotiated between BP and a group of plaintiffs including the federal government, Texas and four other Gulf Coast states and hundreds of local governments stemming from the energy giant's 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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