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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.

Who Said That
I’d rather be right than consistent.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, who backtracked and said he supports repealing a new farm equipment tax during a brief special session next month that he previously insisted would be limited to storm relief.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Lags on Firing Workers Who Abuse Disabled Patients
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo promised to change a system in which employees who mistreated disabled and mentally ill patients rarely lost their jobs, but two years later, little has changed.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Detroit's Shadow, a Michigan County Delays Bond Sale
Michigan's Saginaw County on Thursday postponed a $60.55 million pension obligation bond sale, the latest sign of how Detroit's bankruptcy filing is affecting access to the municipal bond market by other localities in the state.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sebelius: Feds Open to "Uniquely Texan" Medicaid Expansion
“We are eager to have discussions with Texas about a program that could look uniquely Texan,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. “But as far as I know, those conversations, at least with the state officials, are not taking place right now.”
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Among Blacks, Spitzer and Weiner Find a More Forgiving Crowd
As Eliot Spitzer, a candidate for comptroller, and Anthony D. Weiner, a candidate for mayor, crisscross the city asking residents to look beyond sexual scandal and choose them for high office, they are finding unexpectedly strong support in black communities.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Gov. Wants to Repeal New Farm Tax
Gov. Mark Dayton said he supports repealing a new farm equipment tax during a brief special session next month that he previously insisted would be limited to storm relief.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Electric Cars Not Cleanest Option in Some States
In many states, a gasoline-only car that gets 34 to 37 mpg would be cleaner than an all-electric car, because the power supply comes mainly from burning coal.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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L.A. County Liable for Storm Water Pollution, Court Rules
A federal appeals court dealt Los Angeles County a blow on Thursday in a long-running lawsuit over storm-water pollution when it issued an opinion that the county is liable for excessively high levels.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Administration Urges Court to Back Prayer at Local Government Meetings
The Obama administration and congressional Republicans have found something to agree on: Town councils should be allowed to open their meetings with a Christian prayer.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Signs 10 Gun Bills, But Leaves Controversial Ones on Desk
Most of the bills Gov. Chris Christie signed Thursday sailed through the Legislature with bipartisan support and without inflaming supporters or opponents of gun control. But he left five weapons-related bills on his desk, including some that could prove thorny as he campaigns for re-election in November and a possible presidential run in 2016.
August 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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