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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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Christie Considers Raising Gas Tax Under Certain Conditions
Gov. Christie said Monday that he wouldn't consider raising the state's tax on gasoline unless lawmakers pared back other levies, though he didn't endorse a specific plan.
September 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prison Worker Who Helped New York Inmates Escape Sentenced to Prison
Before she was sentenced Monday for her role in helping two killers escape from Clinton Correctional, Joyce Mitchell sobbed through a statement expressing remorse and fear of going to state prison.
September 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Obamacare Co-Op Closes Its Doors
Facing insolvency, the co-op health insurance plan operating under the state's Obamacare health exchange is being shut down.
September 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Losing Law License, Pennsylvania AG Will Keep Her Job
Pennsylvania's chief justice declined Monday to join calls by other elected state officials for embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane's resignation saying that is a purely personal decision for her.
September 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The State With the Most Unspent Federal Funds to Improve Drinking Water
This is one national ranking Tennessee officials are not likely to boast about any time soon.
September 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmakers Fail to Override Christie Gun Veto
The state Legislature on Thursday failed once again to override a veto by Governor Christie, this one involving the purchase of a firearm by someone with a record of mental illness.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Approve D.C. Metro’s Plan to Fix Safety Problems
Federal transit officials said Thursday they have approved a plan by Metro to correct numerous safety-management problems in its subway and bus operations, including poor training of employees, outdated information technology and inadequate staffing and procedures at the rail system’s central control facility.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania School Districts Feel Effects of Budget Impasse
Pennsylvania schools have a new source of disparity: A state budget impasse that has driven some districts to borrow while others expect no problems for months.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Counties Fight Medical Marijuana in Maryland
County Executive Steve Schuh's administration vowed to press forward with a proposal to prohibit medical marijuana facilities in Anne Arundel County despite a letter from the Maryland Attorney General's Office stating that counties cannot ban operations allowed by state law.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Makes It Easier for Companies to Keep Government Contracts Secret in Texas
Over the objections of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in June making it easier for private companies to keep secret details of their contracts with the state of Texas and local governments, a move that public information advocates warn is ripe for abuse.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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