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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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Is Obamacare the Reason Governments Are Scaling Back Part-Timers?
Municipalities across the country are cutting part-time workers' hours. Some say it's because of the new health insurance mandate, but others say doing so will actually cost governments more money.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare's Cadillac Tax Forces a Tough Decision on Governments
The law's new excise tax on high-cost health insurance plans leaves government officials with three choices -- all of which have undesirable consequences.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The New Obamacare-Inspired States’ Rights Movement
The latest movement isn't so much a policy disagreement about health care as it is a no-holds-barred war for the future direction of domestic policy.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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First Statewide Bullying Count Finds 5,478 Cases in Tennessee
Tennessee’s first statewide count of school bullying incidents found 5,478 cases last school year, shocking the lawmaker who asked for the study.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Environmental Groups Slam Christie, New Jersey and Feds for Sandy Recovery
Most levels of federal and New Jersey’s state government received low grades for their performance after Hurricane Sandy from environmental groups who said Gov. Chris Christie showed strong leadership in the beginning but has not been transparent or accountable to storm victims since then.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Poised for a Giant Leap toward Decriminalizing Marijuana
D.C. lawmakers took more than 15 years to allow cancer patients to use marijuana for their pain. But over just a few months, city leaders have coalesced around a plan to decriminalize small joints, blunts or bowls full of marijuana in the nation’s capital.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Court Lifts New York's Limit on Super PAC Campaign Contributions
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that a conservative group supporting Joseph J. Lhota, the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City, can immediately begin accepting contributions of any size because New York State’s limit on donations to independent political committees is probably unconstitutional.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Official Quit over Contracts Awarded under Emergency Manager
A former top official in Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s administration said he could no longer work for the city because of concerns over the way lucrative consulting contracts were awarded under emergency manager Kevyn Orr, according to his resignation letter obtained by the Free Press.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland AG: Breaking Up Teen Drinking Party Not My Job
When Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler arrived at a house party of teenagers in June, he pushed through the crowd, past youngsters dancing on a table and a smattering of red plastic cups. One of the revelers snapped a photo.
October 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Outlaws 'Triple-Dipping' by State Retirees
The Senate and House both voted unanimously this week to ban this "triple-dipping" practice that allows the retirees to collect their pension, salary and then unemployment compensation.
October 24, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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