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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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California Seeks to Leave Footprint at Climate Change Summit in Paris
California will have a massive footprint at the United Nations summit on climate change in Paris, a symbol of the state's political commitment to fighting global warming and the business interest of companies that can benefit from clean energy policies.
December 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With NCLB Overhaul, Congress Poised to Give States More Education Control
After nearly a decade of wrangling over the role the federal government should have in education, Congress is poised to approve an overhaul of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law that would give more authority to Maryland and other states to address their failing schools.
December 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dumbing Down Financial Reports, Missing Meeting Minutes and More
A roundup of public-sector management news you need to know.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Most States Can Sue Prisoners to Make Them Pay for Room and Board
The $31,690 Johnny Melton received to settle a lawsuit over his mother's death was going to help him start life anew after prison.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Losing Planned Parenthood Battle, Alabama Governor Claims Victory
Alabama would pay just over $51,000 in legal fees to settle a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood Southeast over Gov. Robert Bentley's attempt to cancel the organization's Medicaid contract, under an agreement filed in federal court Monday morning.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama's Small But Significant Immigration Win
The Obama Administration won a small but significant battle on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court denied Texas’ request for an extra 30 days to respond to the White House’s petition for review of a controversial immigration case.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For the First Time, Californians Fail to Meet Water Goals
Californians missed their state-ordered water savings target for the first time, regulators reported Tuesday, and there's a counterintuitive twist: The cooler, wetter weather may be to blame.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania's Porngate Gets a New Face
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has appointed the former top law enforcement officer in Maryland to head a wide-ranging investigation into the chain of pornographic emails exchanged among state prosecutors, judges and other law enforcement officials on government computers.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Chicago, Skepticism Surrounds New Police Accountability Task Force
They are well-known and respected in Chicago's legal community, but whether members of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's new policing task force will be able to repair the fractured relationship between the Chicago Police Department and the community and prevent future police abuses was met with skepticism Tuesday.
December 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief Amid Protests
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced he has dismissed Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, citing a lack of public trust in the police leadership in the wake of the high-profile shooting that eventually led to a white officer being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a black teen shot 16 times in a Southwest Side street last year.
December 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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