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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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Kansas Lawmakers Reach Deal to Avoid Cuts, Freeze Tuition
Senate and House budget negotiators on Wednesday reached accord to avoid multi-million-dollar cuts to the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, and to freeze tuition at all six state regents universities for the next two years.
April 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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John Kasich's Latest Veto Satisfies Critics
Earning praise from frequent critics, Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed language on Wednesday crafted by fellow Republicans that would have required out-of-state residents who register to vote in Ohio to obtain an Ohio driver's license and vehicle registration within 30 days.
April 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Dismisses Indictment of Virginia Lawmaker Who Spent Part of Session in Jail
A judge on Wednesday dismissed a four-count felony indictment against Joseph D. Morrissey, the former Virginia lawmaker who spent his nights behind bars during the recent legislative session.
April 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Gay Marriage Opponent to Officiate Massachusetts Senator's Gay Wedding
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, who a decade ago was one of the leading Republican lawmakers seeking to ban gay marriage, will officiate at state Senate President Stanley Rosenberg’s wedding to his domestic partner, according to people with knowledge of her decision.
April 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Californians Face New Water Restrictions, But This Time, They're Not Voluntary
Standing in a browned meadow that should have been buried in deep snow, Gov. Jerry Brown ordered California's first-ever mandatory water cutback, imposing a 25 percent reduction to force residents and businesses to significantly tighten up water use.
April 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 of the Most Misunderstood Terms in Government
Government managers all appear to be speaking English, but the same words and phrases often have multiple, contradictory meanings.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects AG's Bid to End Criminal Probe
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's challenge to a grand jury investigation that concluded with a recommendation that she face criminal charges.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Christie's Privatization, New Jersey Lottery Missing Targets
When Chris Christie privatized New Jersey's lottery two years ago, he said its new overseers would "modernize and maximize" the games.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina GOP Markets Hike in Gas Tax as Tax Cut
North Carolina’s gas tax will drop by a few pennies over the next 15 months – starting Wednesday with a reduction of 1.5 cents a gallon – under a law enacted Tuesday to ward off a larger tax cut that was expected to cost the state $800 million in transportation money over the next four years.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Governor's Medicaid Expansion Plan Fails Again
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposed Insure Tennessee plan flopped for a second time Tuesday in a Senate committee and that's thrown the House effort into confusion with two top supporters disagreeing over whether to try to move it today in a subcommittee there.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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