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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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High CIO Turnover, Civic Engagement Ideas and States with Sin-Tax Dependency
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that allow commercial casinos, compared to just six in the early 1990s. As more states open casinos, others are losing revenue.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You can’t be doing two jobs well at the same time ... [and] when you are looking at an election, sometimes you make compromises that might not be made if you weren’t involved in a campaign.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who announced Wednesday that he won't seek a second term because he wants to focus on addressing the state's problems.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan's New Auto Office Gets a Leader
Gov. Rick Snyder has tapped a veteran auto industry executive to become the state’s automotive adviser.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Education Officials Propose Adopting Common Core Immediately
California education officials presented a proposal Wednesday that would immediately do away with the standardized reading, math and social science tests used to measure student learning and school performance since the late 1990s.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pledge of Allegiance: 'Under God' Under Attack in Massachusetts
The state’s highest court heard an atheist couple’s argument that the words “under God” should be struck from “the Pledge of Allegiance” in Massachusetts public schools because, they contend, the two words exclude their three children from declaring their patriotism.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Albuquerque Could Be 1st U.S. City to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
Albuquerque has become the latest flash point in the abortion wars, with Operation Rescue, the militant group based in Kansas, calling it the “late-term abortion capital of the country.”
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Supreme Court Indicates it Will Deny Law License to Immigrant
The California Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that federal law appeared to prevent immigrants without green cards from obtaining licenses to practice law.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Las Vegas Rejects Controversial Mortgage Plan Involving Eminent Domain
The North Las Vegas City Council has rejected a controversial proposal to use eminent domain to help refinance underwater mortgages and instead will wait for the state to weigh in on the legality of the plan.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seeking Bloomberg's Job But Not His Endorsement
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s political blessing, once coveted, is now seen as a detriment to most mayoral candidates.
September 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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