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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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Chris Christie Launches PAC
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his allies have started a political action committee, taking the first concrete step toward launching a presidential bid and joining the battle for the Republican Party's top donors.
January 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Worried About Safety, Sheriffs Pressure Google to Disable App's Police-Tracker
Sheriffs are campaigning to pressure Google Inc. to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic software that warns drivers when police are nearby.
January 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Collect Debts, Nursing Homes Are Seizing Control over Patients
Lillian Palermo tried to prepare for the worst possibilities of aging. An insurance executive with a Ph.D. in psychology and a love of ballroom dancing, she arranged for her power of attorney and health care proxy to go to her husband, Dino, eight years her junior, if she became incapacitated. And in her 80s, she did.
January 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Annual Address, Gov. Markell Highlights Education and Drug Addiction
Gov. Jack Markell's seventh State of the State address was short on grand legislative proposals, instead focusing on ways he could improve public education, end veteran homelessness, address substance abuse and forge partnerships to improve workforce skills.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Delaware Governor Jack Markell's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Governor Wants to Get Rid of the Secretary of State Job
Gov. Paul LePage wants to get rid of the secretary of state position and replace it with a lieutenant governor.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Permanently Blocked from Denying 'Dreamers' Driver's Licenses
Saying “dreamers” are here legally, a federal judge late Thursday permanently blocked Arizona from denying them licenses to drive.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland's New GOP Governor Calls for Cutting State Worker Pay, School Aid
Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a budget plan Thursday that would cut school aid to Baltimore and state workers' pay but preserve — at least for now — funding for two light rail lines.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic Icon of Kentucky, Wendell Ford, Dies
Wendell Ford, the patriarch of Kentucky Democratic politics in the latter part of the 20th century, died Thursday morning in his hometown of Owensboro. He was 90.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Appoints Ex-Hawaii Governor to COO
She was the first woman to serve as governor of Hawaii — and the first of Jewish ancestry.
January 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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