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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.

Brimfield, Ohio, Police Chief David Oliver with children he took shopping for school clothes and supplies as part of their "Shop with a Cop" program.
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Government on Social Media: How Did Brimfield, Ohio (a Town of 10,000) Get 88,000 Facebook Likes?
The only police department with more Facebook "likes" than Brimfield, Ohio's is New York City's. We interviewed Brimfield's police chief to see how his department got 88,000 people from around the world to care about his community.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Governor Signs Bills to Help Water Crisis
California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed more than a dozen bills aimed at improving access to water in the state, where drought is common and tension is high over the competing needs of residents, agriculture and the environment.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California's Elected Officials' Finances Will Become More Accessible to Public
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday to give Californians a better peek into the wallets of their elected officials and to provide the state's ethics watchdog agency with more tools to hold politicians accountable for misconduct.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Revised Stand Your Ground Law Passes Florida Panel
A Senate panel took the first step toward amending the Stand Your Ground self-defense law on Tuesday, approving a bill that would revamp neighborhood watch programs.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie, Buono Clash Sharply in First Gubernatorial Debate
Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic challenger Barbara Buono clashed sharply tonight on everything from unemployment to gay marriage to Hurricane Sandy in a contentious first televised debate.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Settle Lawsuit, Wisconsin Agrees to Stop Requiring Permits for Protests
To settle a free speech lawsuit, Gov. Scott Walker's administration agreed Tuesday to pay more than $88,000 in attorneys fees and drop its hard-and-fast requirement that larger groups protesting in the Capitol receive a permit.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Mayor Grows Fearful of Prolonged Shutdown
Mayor Vincent C. Gray warned Tuesday that a drawn-out federal shutdown could lead to crisis in the city — a stark change in tone from his portrayal last week of a District government going about its business amid congressional dysfunction.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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15 Indiana School Districts Sue to Block Obamacare Penalties
In an aggressive challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care law, 15 Indiana school districts — backed by the state’s attorney general — say they shouldn’t have to pay expensive penalties if they fail to provide health benefits to employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Group Sues Washington County to Post Terrorist Wanted Posters on Buses
A group criticized for running purportedly anti-Islamic ads around the country has sued King County over its refusal to allow it to run a poster of wanted terrorists on the sides of Metro buses — an ad almost identical to ones pulled down earlier this summer for being insensitive to area Muslims.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing Shutdown, Maine Lays Off 56 DHHS Employees
All employees at a disability services office in Winthrop and four more in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services were laid off Monday as a result of the federal government shutdown, Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday evening.
October 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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