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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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$1 Billion Tax Cuts Top Florida Governor's 2016 Priorities
Gov. Rick Scott kicked off the annual legislative session Tuesday by extolling the virtues of job creation and pushing his top two priorities: cutting taxes and spending more money to lure companies to Florida.
January 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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National Guard Activated in Flint Water Crisis
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday night activated the Michigan National Guard to assist with the ongoing crisis of the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water.
January 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Announces Conversion of Prison Into Drug Treatment Center
It may not have been a campaign speech, but the overtures of Chris Christie’s 6th State of the State address today were easily transferable to the New Jersey governor’s presidential bid.
January 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Teacher Sickouts Continue, Detroit Mayor Joins Calls for State Aid
Mayor Mike Duggan added his voice Tuesday to those of teachers and others calling for state help for Detroit Public Schools, noting that conditions in some of them "break your heart."
January 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's Death Penalty System Ruled Unconstitutional
Juries, not judges, should be the ones to impose the death penalty in Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday in a ruling that will force lawmakers in Tallahassee to scramble to revamp how the state metes out sentences for murder.
January 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Major Oil Producer Refuses to Follow Oklahoma's Earthquake Regulations
SandRidge Energy Inc., the largest oil producer in Kansas and largest disposer of waste water in Oklahoma, is refusing to abide by regulations designed to prevent earthquakes, according to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
January 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Flint Water Crisis Is Wonder Why It's Taking the State So Long to Respond
Faced with a public health and infrastructure crisis in Flint that could take years to fully resolve, Gov. Rick Snyder signed an executive order on Monday to create an inter-agency committee to work on "long-term solutions to the Flint water situation and ongoing public health concerns affecting residents."
January 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Qualifies for Main GOP Presidential Debate
Bolstered by second-place ties in two New Hampshire polls released today, Ohio Gov. John Kasich qualified for the prime-time segment of Thursday's GOP presidential debate.
January 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trial of Baltimore Cop Charged With Freddie Gray's Death Postponed
Maryland's second-highest court has intervened and postponed the trial of Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., just as the case was set to get underway Monday with jury selection.
January 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Teachers' 'Sickout' Closes Dozens of Schools
Teachers whose organized sick-out shut down more than 60 Detroit schools today demanded that their voices be heard and that the district address what they've described as deplorable teaching conditions.
January 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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