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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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Judge Forces New York City Buses to Run 'Killing Jews' Ad
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display an ad from a pro-Israel group on buses after the agency declined to run it last year.
April 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Warn 2 More States to Expand Medicaid or Risk Hospital Funds
Add Tennessee and Kansas to the list of states that have been warned by the Obama administration that failing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor.
April 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation Into Freddie Gray's Death
Officials and community leaders welcomed Tuesday the Justice Department's announcement that it is opening a criminal investigation into Freddie Gray's death in Baltimore police custody _ an incident that continues to spark angry demonstrations.
April 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland County Delays Vote on Scientology-Backed Rehab Center
The Frederick County Council delayed a vote Tuesday on whether to approve a historical designation for Trout Run, a Camp David stand-in on “The West Wing” that a Scientology-affiliated drug rehabilitation program wants to use as a treatment facility.
April 22, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Problems Auditors Can't Fix, the Dangers of Overtime, Flipped Classrooms and More
A roundup of public-sector management news you need to know.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber Regulations Vetoed by Kansas Governor
Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed a bill Monday that would have put new regulations on Uber and other rideshare services in Kansas, citing the importance of innovation.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bloomberg Announces New Initiative to Help Cities Use Data
If you call the fire department in Mesa, Ariz., chances are it won’t respond with a big ladder truck.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Koch Brothers Announce Their Pick for President
Gov. Scott Walker appears to have some key allies in the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination: influential conservative political donors Charles and David Koch.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Cop Acquitted in Fatal Off-Duty Shooting
In a stunning, abrupt end to the first trial in years of a Chicago police officer for a fatal off-duty shooting, a Cook County judge acquitted the veteran cop Monday on a legal fine point, drawing outrage from the black victim's family and leaders in the African-American community.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Half of Employees Resign After Town Elects Its First Black Mayor
The drugstore is long gone. So, too, are the bank and the barbershop, the opry house and the hardware store.
April 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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