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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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Illinois Lawmakers Reveal Outline for Pension Reform
The group of lawmakers working on pension reform is focused on a new outline of ideas aimed at bringing the state's $100 billion pension monster to heel, but what's not in the plan may prove as interesting as what is in it.
August 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Private Lobbyists Get Public Pensions in 20 States
But several states have started to question whether these organizations should qualify for such benefits, since they are private entities in most respects.
August 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Declares Gay Marriage Legal in New Mexico
A New Mexico judge on Monday declared same-sex marriage legal, ordering the clerk of the state’s most populous county to join two other counties in issuing licenses for gay and lesbian couples.
August 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Defending Abortion Limits Can Cost States Millions
Just last week, Idaho was ordered to cover the $376,000 in legal fees a woman there spent on suing the state after she was charged for an illegal abortion, according to the Associated Press. Combined with its past defense of abortion limits, the state has shelled out more than $1 million since 2000. And it’s far from alone.
August 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Ohio Gov. Gilligan Dies
Ushering in Ohio’s income tax cost John J. Gilligan the governor’s office after just one term, but the political fallout didn’t stop him from fighting for the poor.
August 27, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We can repeat it many times, but nothing’s going to change.
Arlington, Va., County Coard Chairman J. Walter Tejada, on what he views as the inevitable creation of a streetcar despite the grass-roots demand for a countywide referendum to determine the future of the the project.
August 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
52 years old
The average age of a postal service worker, which is the oldest of any other U.S. industry.
August 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Wildfire Reshaping Lives and Topography
The blaze, now 134,000 acres, pushes into Yosemite National Park. Each day, what it does depends on the wind.
August 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Disaster Declaration Denials Exasperate Governors
Disappointed governors may see politics at work when their requests fall flat, but the numbers tell a different story.
August 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Allow Ohio to Divert $60M to Demolish Vacant Homes
The Treasury Department will let Ohio divert up to $60 million from a fund created to help homeowners stave off foreclosure, allowing the money to be used to demolish nearly 5,000 vacant homes instead.
August 26, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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