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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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Ohio Regulator Says Coal Industry Forced His Resignation
A veteran state environmental regulator told staffers in an email Monday that Republican Gov. John Kasich was forcing his resignation after pressure from the coal industry.
August 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governor to Free Pontiac, Mich., from Emergency Financial Management
Gov. Rick Snyder announced Monday that the financial emergency in Pontiac was over and that the city no longer needed to be run by an emergency manager.
August 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Inmates on Hunger Strike Can be Force-Fed
California prison officials have obtained a federal court order to allow force-feeding and other steps to keep prison hunger strikers alive even if they declared they do not want such medical intervention.
August 20, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s not defying the federal government. It’s saying, ‘We’re not going to help you.’
Arizona state Sen. Chester Crandell, the author of a bill that would let voters decide on a case-by-case basis if the state should withhold staffing or other resources needed to carry out certain federal policies.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
86%
The portion of one wait staff worker's pay that it takes to rent an average two-bedroom apartment in Honolulu, according to a recent report that details the lack of affordable housing for employees in the travel and tourism industry.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Revisit Mandatory Jail Time for Juvenilles
In part to head off an avalanche of expected appeals, at least 10 states have changed laws to comply with the ruling.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rapid Rehousing: A New Way to Head Off Homelessness
Officials in Washington and across the country are pushing rapid rehousing as the most promising way to help homeless families move out of shelters and motels and become self-sufficient.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland University is 1st to Install Bulletproof Whiteboards
The high-tech tablet — which hangs on a hook, measures 18 by 20 inches and comes in pink, blue and green — can be used as a personal shield for professors under attack, according to the company that makes it, and as a portable writing pad in quieter times.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Voters to Decide if State Should Ignore Some Federal Laws
If voters approve the measure, it would allow lawmakers, or the voters directly, to decide on a case-by-case basis if the state should withhold staffing or other resources needed to carry out a federal policy.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Delayed Until After November Elections
Pennsylvania voters will not be required to produce identification to cast ballots in November.
August 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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