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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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S&P Downgrades New Jersey's Debt Rating, Criticizing Christie's Budgets
Financial analysts at Standard & Poor’s downgraded New Jersey’s debt rating today, flagging Gov. Chris Christie’s budget practices as something that should give pause to investors.
April 10, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Signs Bills on Facebook, Drones, Mental Health
Acting privately Tuesday on dozens of different measures, Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation overhauling the troubled Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex and the county's approach to detaining those with mental illness.
April 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Makes Mental Health Changes
Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, introduced the legislation several weeks after the death of his 24-year-old son, Austin “Gus” Deeds, who had a history of mental illness.
April 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Louisiana Must Give Feds School Voucher Data
The Department of Justice has prevailed — at least in part — in a long-running and politically charged battle with Louisiana over the state’s private school voucher program.
April 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Court Ruling, Minnesota Faces Suit over Its Campaign Finance Law
A long-standing provision in Minnesota’s campaign finance regulations is getting renewed scrutiny after a U.S. Supreme Court decision that swept aside some federal contribution limits.
April 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rhode Island May Be Model for Integrating Disabled into the Workforce
The state and the federal government have reached a groundbreaking settlement that will move disabled Rhode Islanders from segregated settings that isolated them for decades into the work force and the community at large.
April 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Immigrant Tuition Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor
Tennessee lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would extend in-state tuition to the American-born children of undocumented immigrants, saying they are residents of the state despite their parents' status.
April 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report Ranks How States Run Elections
Voters across the country waited less time in line to cast their ballots in 2012 than in 2008, a sign that states were doing a better job at running elections, says a report released Tuesday by the Pew Charitable Trust's Election Initiatives.
April 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How States Profit from Illegal Drugs
Drug tax laws, which exist in 20 states, offer a way for those states to collect money on illicit transactions.
April 07, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Big Businesses Fight to Keep Ban on Interstate Tolling
Lawmakers and some business groups are pushing to lift the ban on new tolls along existing Interstate highways, a move that would provide additional revenue for road maintenance and repair. But a coalition of some of the nation’s biggest companies, including FedEx and McDonald’s, are fighting to keep the Interstates as toll-free as possible.
April 07, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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