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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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Study: Lower Wage Workers Pay More Than the 1% in State, Local Taxes
When it comes to the taxes closest to home, the less you earn, the harder you’re hit.
January 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Company in Cell-Tower Dispute
The Supreme Court Wednesday clarified what local governments must do when rejecting plans to build new cellular towers, instructing authorities to promptly provide their reasons to carriers but leaving towns broad discretion over how they do so.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Wants to Expand State's Power over Failing Schools
Gov. Nathan Deal used his State of the State address to build support for his proposal to give the state broad new powers to intervene in failing schools and declare that doing nothing to raise new transportation revenue is “unacceptable.”
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia Revisits Teaching Standards on Climate Change
West Virginia joined 25 other states several years ago to help develop a set of standards for teaching science across the United States. Among other topics, the standards acknowledge the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real and has been profoundly affected by human activity.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read the governor's annual address
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read the governor's annual address.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Funding Woes Endanger Future of State-Run Health Exchanges
Starting this month, state-run insurance exchanges are legally required by the healthcare reform law to be financially self-sustaining. But that mandate is being ignored across the country, and there do not appear to be any immediate consequences for the states.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmaker Wins Election in the Middle of His Jail Sentence
Joseph D. Morrissey was reelected Tuesday to the House of Delegates, opening another chapter in a made-for-TV-movie-style drama likely to captivate the General Assembly session starting Wednesday.
January 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
January 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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