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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.

If Mike Pence decides to run for president, he could enter the race with a big advantage from a very important place: Koch World.
William Kennedy Smith, who counts among his uncles two senators and a president, is going into the family business — in the political equivalent of the mailroom.
Santa Fe made history Wednesday by becoming the first city in New Mexico to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Governing and its sister publications are covering preparedness this month.
State Treasurer Doug Ducey, who campaigned on a promise to bring his experience running Cold Stone Creamery to bear on the challenges facing state government, won the Republican primary for governor Tuesday night.
Republican businessman Scott Milne defeated two fellow GOP hopefuls and a Libertarian's write-in bid Tuesday for the chance to face two-term Democratic incumbent Gov. Peter Shumlin in November.
Arizona voters will see as many as 10 state and legislative races on their ballot, not to mention school boards, city councils and local ballot measures. But these are the ones to watch.
An insurgent write-in campaign for the Republican gubernatorial primary is getting some unlikely support from GOP insiders; Libertarian Dan Feliciano hopes to win the party nomination in Tuesday’s election.
As state legislatures' structures and salaries have changed, so have the type of people the political office attracts.
The state is distinguishing between voters who showed documents proving they are U.S. citizens and those who signed a sworn statement attesting to their citizenship.