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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.

The designation means eligible farmers can qualify for low-interest emergency loans from the department.
In another day of political drama and legal maneuvering, two new legislative committees were formed Thursday to investigate the George Washington Bridge scandal and within hours, 20 subpoenas were issued to 17 key people and three organizations in the unfolding story.
A wildfire fanned by extremely dry winds raced out of control through the foothills east of the city Thursday, destroying five homes, forcing thousands to evacuate and shutting down schools.
Building on the theme "the comeback continues," Gov. Rick Snyder promised to promote immigration and provide greater support for schools, cities, veterans and the environment Thursday in his final State of the State address of his first term.
The Jindal administration is changing the rules to allow the terminally ill to live their final days at home, not a hospital or nursing home.
The former federal prosecutor who tried former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges has been retained as special counsel to assist in the New Jersey Assembly's investigation into the George Washington Bridge scandal.
Sixty children have been removed from their homes under the direction of Gov. Jan Brewer’s child-welfare team charged with examining thousands of uninvestigated reports of neglect and abuse. Yet the team’s leader said he doesn’t know the nature of the allegations that required the children to be separated from their parents.
Saying some neighborhoods have more pot shops than banks, Colorado Democrats on Wednesday rejected a proposal to ban the use of public assistance cards to obtain cash at marijuana-shop ATMs.
The worst kept secret in Iowa politics is out: Terry Branstad is running for re-election.