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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 Considers Tax Incentives for Artists
When the 1951 flood swept through north Topeka, the business district never quite recovered.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cleveland, Tenn., Police Department Gets 3rd Leader in 4 Days
The Cleveland Police Department got its third leader in four days Wednesday after Tennessee's police regulatory agency told City Manager Janice Casteel she couldn't serve in that position.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Dept. Won't Charge Ferguson Officer in Michael Brown's Shooting
It was reasonable for police Officer Darren Wilson to be afraid of Michael Brown in their encounter last summer, a Justice Department investigation concluded, and thus he cannot be prosecuted for fatally shooting the unarmed 18-year-old.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Scrutinizes the Meaning of 'Legislature'
Supreme Court justices raised tough questions Monday about Arizona's use of an independent commission to draw legislative maps, in a case crucial for political operators and reformers in California and beyond.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's Redistricting Maps on Trial
Florida's congressional redistricting maps should be rejected because they are the product of a shadowy process infiltrated by Republican political operatives in violation of the law against partisan gerrymandering, lawyers argued before the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York City Adds Muslim Holidays to Public School Calendar
New York will become the nation’s first major metropolis to close its public schools in observance of the two most sacred Muslim holy days, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday, a watershed moment for a group that has endured suspicion and hostility since the Sept. 11 attacks.
March 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Paradoxical Truth About Efficiency Commissions
Many states have them, but few evaluate whether efficiency commissions are themselves efficient.
March 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Governor Defends Abandoning No-New-Taxes Pledge
Gov. Robert Bentley defended his proposed $541 million tax increase in his State of the State address Tuesday.
March 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
March 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Dramatic Changes to How Education Is Funded
Gov. Tom Wolf today proposed an expansive plan for Pennsylvania state government that would shift the burden of education funding from the property tax toward the personal income tax while drawing on natural gas drilling to increase money for schools.
March 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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