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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.

A job fair at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
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Massachusetts’ Big Bet on Performance-Based College Funding
The Bay State is hoping its aggressive funding plan for community colleges will close its job skills gap. But not everyone is convinced.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can Tough Love Help Reduce Poverty?
By making it more difficult to get and keep government assistance like welfare, Kansas and a half-dozen other states are hoping people will make more of an effort to lift themselves out of poverty.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How to Stop Cities' Cycle of Decline and Not Become the Next Detroit
Troubled cities need to look honestly at their trajectory and forecast for the future -- or else they may become the next Detroit.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Latest Obamacare Exchange Glitch Halts Enrollment in Every State
A data center critical for allowing uninsured Americans to buy health coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare law went down on Sunday, halting online enrollment for all 50 states in the latest problem to hit the program's troubled rollout.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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McAuliffe and the Clintons: A Friendship with Benefits, Risks for Both
Bill and Hillary, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, are leveraging their popularity in an all-out push to help McAuliffe win the governorship.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Year After Hurricane Sandy, Victims Contest Christie’s Status as a Savior
Hurricane Sandy turned Chris Christie into something akin to America’s governor. But in the affected parts of New Jersey, Governor Christie’s storm campaign has not sold as well.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York is First State to Set Up a Gas Reserve for Emergencies
New York state has launched the first U.S. state-based strategic gasoline reserve to prevent shortages like that which took place last year during Superstorm Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina GOP Leader Resigns After Making Controversial Comments on 'The Daily Show'
An appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has cost Don Yelton, a member of the N.C. Republican Party, his position as Buncombe County precinct chair for the GOP.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Starts Special Session to Reconsider Its Gay Marriage Ban
Hawaii, which had a pioneering role in the acceptance of same-sex matrimony in the United States two decades ago, could become the 15th state to extend marriage rights to gay couples when state lawmakers meet this week for a special session.
October 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
A rendering of the proposed Gateway Green project in Portland, Ore.
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Portland's Testing a Greener Kind of P3
If it’s successful, it could drastically change how environmental projects are funded by states and localities.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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