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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.

Ras Baraka, a councilman and fiery community activist who campaigned on the vow to "take back Newark" from outsiders, was elected mayor of New Jersey’s largest city in decisive fashion Tuesday night, declaring victory before the votes were even fully counted.
The Omaha investor kept chugging along, even after Attorney General Jon Bruning stole the spotlight in February with an 11th-hour bid.
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter already has said he intends to appeal the case, meaning an appellate court could still put the weddings on hold.
The chances for a Senate vote to approve the Keystone pipeline died on Monday along with an energy efficiency bill, victims of Congress' inability to do anything regarding energy policy.
The "Sandy Bill of Rights" — pushed by the Legislature’s top Democrat, Senate President Stephen Sweeney — called for changes aimed at addressing problems that residents and housing advocates raised about state-administered recovery grants, including providing a clear explanation of how to apply for programs and allowing applicants to find online where they stand on waiting lists.
While roadway deaths have not been eliminated, the country’s rate of fatalities has been whittled down to an international low.
It's been a long and winding road through this year's Republican primary battle for governor in Nebraska, with detours and hairpin curves aplenty.
Voters in Newark will pick a new mayor on Tuesday to fill a post held by popular Democrat Cory Booker and steer New Jersey's largest city as it struggles with an uptick in violent crime, unemployment and a possible state takeover of its finances.
Minneapolis officials are taking early steps toward joining ­Seattle and San Francisco in becoming “zero waste” cities where just about every scrap of trash is recycled.
In fact, Wisconsin's festival of discord mobilized people on a massive scale, generating one record-breaking turnout after another.