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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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After Several Vetoes, Philadelphia Mayor Signs Paid Sick Leave Law
Mayor Nutter signed mandatory paid sick leave into law Thursday, the same day City Council passed the legislation before a crowd of cheering workers.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado GOP Pushes "Parent's Bill of Rights"
A Republican-led effort in the state Senate to assert parents' authority to dictate what their minor children learn in school and determine health care they receive won preliminary approval Wednesday after a spirited debate.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nebraska Judge Halts Keystone Pipeline
In a temporary victory for opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline, a Nebraska state judge sided with landowners seeking to stop Canadian energy firm TransCanada from taking land from dozens of properties in the northern half of the state.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rand Paul Asks Kentucky GOP for Presidential Caucus in 2016
Looking for a greater voice for his state — and an advantage for his own likely campaign — Sen. Rand Paul is asking the Republican Party of Kentucky to create a presidential caucus in 2016 that would go earlier than its May primary.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Megadroughts' Predicted to Ravage the Southwest
The Southwest, including California, along with the Great Plains states, will endure long-lasting “megadroughts” in the second half of this century, worse by far than anything seen in the past 1,000 years, a team of climate experts said Thursday.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill to Kill Common Core Fails in North Dakota
The education community scored a victory Wednesday when state lawmakers in the House killed a measure that would have eliminated the Common Core math and English standards used to guide teaching.
February 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Proposes 5% Tax on Natural Gas Drilling to Help Fund Education
Gov. Tom Wolf toured an elementary school on Wednesday morning where students were writing about love for Valentine's Day. Then the new governor proposed to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for education with a 5 percent natural gas extraction tax that has not earned him much affection from the drilling industry.
February 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Police Officer Indicted in Killing of Unarmed Man
A rookie cop who shot and killed an unarmed man in a Brooklyn housing project stairwell was indicted Tuesday on criminal charges stemming from the case, which fueled protests over policing tactics.
February 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Governor Planned to Resign Then Changed His Mind, Sources Say
Gov. John Kitzhaber decided to resign Tuesday but then changed his mind, insisting Wednesday afternoon that he's staying, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned.
February 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Boston's Battle with Snow, MBTA Leader Quits
MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott jetted off at taxpayer expense nearly every month during her two-plus-year tenure -- sometimes several times a month -- to conferences and meetings around the country, even as the troubled transit system was collapsing around her, a Herald review shows.
February 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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