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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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After Ignoring Earlier Reform Calls, D.C. Officials Now Want Changes to Tax Lien Practices
Top District officials said Monday that they were outraged to learn about an aggressive practice of recouping city tax debts that pushed hundreds of city landowners into foreclosure.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Governor Calls for Special Session to Legalize Gay Marriage
Hawaiian Governor Neil Abercrombie called on Monday for a special legislative session next month to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage in the strongly Democratic state that already allows same-sex civil unions.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Governor, Lawmakers Strike Deal to Reduce Prison Overcrowding
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders broke an impasse Monday over how to reduce prison crowding, agreeing to seek more time for that effort from federal judges but preparing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to relocate inmates if the jurists say no.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Voters Head to Polls in Historic Recall Elections
If the recalls succeed, they could have a chilling effect on lawmakers throughout the country the next time they vote on gun control measures.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Slows Michigan's Muni Bond Sales to Fewest in a Decade
The smallest amount of municipal-bond issuance in Michigan in 10 years is threatening to derail the state’s economic comeback, showing how Governor Rick Snyder underestimated the fallout from Detroit’s bankruptcy.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Deny Texas NCLB Waiver on Testing for Younger Students
The federal government has denied the state's request to waive No Child Left Behind testing requirements for students in elementary and middle school, the Texas Education Agency announced Monday.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Right-to-Work Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The long, hard battle over the state’s right-to-work law appears headed to the Indiana Supreme Court.
September 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Imagine me with a gun. It’s just crazy.
Musician Stevie Wonder, who is blind. Some states, including Iowa and Wisconsin, have no visual restrictions for gun permits, allowing blind people to own and carry firearms.
September 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
39%
The portion of Democratic voters that say they'll likely vote for Bill de Blasio to be New York City's next mayor in today's election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. He needs 40 percent to avoid a runoff.
September 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Lawmakers Return Seeking to Override Governor's Vetoes
The biggest question they face is whether the Legislature can muster enough votes to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a contentious bill that would cut state income taxes for the first time in nearly a century.
September 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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