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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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Feds to Help Fix Florida's Unemployment Website
Three months after its debut, Florida’s $63 million unemployment benefits website is showing signs of improvement but falls far short of adequately serving claimants who depend on it, state officials testified Wednesday before a Senate panel.
January 16, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rhode Island Governor Proposes Pumping Money into Public Works, Colleges
Governor Chafee proposed a new $8.5-billion budget Wednesday that would set the stage for cutting the state’s 9-percent corporate tax rate to 6 percent, freeze state college tuitions and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into new, legacy-building public works projects, including the repair or replacement of 834 bridges.
January 16, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Ruling Looming, Kansas Governor Tells Courts Not to Order School Funding in State of the State
With a landmark court case on school finance looming, Gov. Sam Brownback delivered a stern message to the courts about who bankrolls education in Kansas.
January 16, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Nearly a Year Without One, Florida Gets a Lieutenant Governor
After 10 months and even a lawsuit demanding he move faster, Gov. Rick Scott has finally announced his new lieutenant governor. Scott named Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera, 40, to the post Tuesday morning.
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma's Voter-Approved Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
A Tulsa-based federal judge on Tuesday ruled that an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that precludes same-sex couples from receiving state marriage licenses violates the U.S. Constitution.
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Agencies Using Border Patrol's Drones More Often Than Thought
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly borrowing border-patrol drones for domestic surveillance operations, newly released records show, a harbinger of what is expected to become the commonplace use of unmanned aircraft by police.
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In State of the State, Washington Governor Proposes Raising the Minimum Wage and Teacher Pay
Gov. Jay Inslee's proposals to boost teacher pay and increase the state minimum wage ran into a wall of Republican opposition after his State of the State address Tuesday.
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Governor Renews Call for Business Tax Cut, Preschool Vouchers in Annual Speech
Gov. Mike Pence pushed lawmakers Tuesday night to settle the divisive debate over banning gay marriage in the state's constitution this year and made it clear he wants Indiana's school standards to be written "by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers."
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Tries to Move Past Scandal in State of the State
Five days after he announced the firing of a top aide implicated in a scandal that continues to threaten his administration, Gov. Christie tried to move beyond the turmoil Tuesday in his State of the State address.
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Governor Defends Medicaid Stance in State of the State
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley defended his decision not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act Tuesday in an election-year State of the State address
January 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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