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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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Ohio GOP Governor Files for Re-Election as Another Democratic Challenger Emerges
A second Democratic candidate for governor emerged Wednesday as a challenger to Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald for the right to face Republican Gov. John Kasich in November’s election.
February 06, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wyoming Legislators Halt Prison Expansion to Learn Why Less Crime Produces More Prisoners
The Legislature's Joint Judiciary Committee will be pushing for an interim study to find out why the prison population is growing while the crime rate has declined overall.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Council Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to eliminate criminal penalties for possession of marijuana but left smoking it in public a crime, keeping alive concerns about racial profiling in pot arrests in the District.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Not Up to Golden State Standards, Missouri Challenges California's Egg Law
Missouri's attorney general has asked a federal court to strike down a California law regulating the living conditions of chickens, setting up a cross-country battle that pits new animal protections against the economic interests of Midwestern farmers.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO: Obamacare Leads Some Workers to Limit Their Hours
President Barack Obama's healthcare law will reduce the American workforce by the equivalent of 2 million full-time workers in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law as bad medicine for the U.S. economy.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Bankruptcy's Tab at $13 Million and Growing
Lawyers, accountants and other professionals racked up about $13.3 million in fees and an additional $348,000 in expenses from July to September in the early stages of the battle to restructure the bankrupt city of Detroit.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Senate Sends Farm Bill to Obama
The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation’s 47 million food stamp recipients to Southern peanut growers, Midwest corn farmers and the maple syrup industry in the Northeast.
February 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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L. Brooks Patterson on Detroit Water Deal: 'We're Probably Going to Walk'
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said the city of Detroit’s current proposal to spin off its water department would probably triple suburban water rates and that he can’t support the proposal in its current form.
February 04, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jersey's New Sandy Aid Distribution Plan Draws Criticism
The state Monday released its plan for spending more than $1.46 billion in long-awaited federal funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy amid mounting criticism over how well and how fairly the money is being distributed.
February 04, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Aide Pleads the Fifth
Bridget Anne Kelly, considered a crucial figure in unraveling the George Washington Bridge lane closures, is refusing to produce documents and information requested under subpoena by the state legislative committee investigating the controversy, The Star-Ledger has learned.
February 04, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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