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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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Texas Joins 5 Other States That Won't Enforce Obamacare
Though Texas will join 26 other states in defaulting to a federal marketplace for purchasing health insurance — a major component of the Affordable Care Act — it is one of only six that will not enforce new health insurance reforms prescribed by the law.
August 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Childhood Obesity Rates Falling for 1st Time in Decades
Small but significant declines in obesity among low-income preschoolers were found in 18 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2008 to 2011, CDC director Thomas Frieden said at a press telebriefing. "This is the first report to show many states with declining rates of obesity in our youngest children after literally decades of rising rates."
August 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Mayoral Race: CEO, Sheriff Appear Headed for November Showdown
In an uphill battle fought partly in court and partly in the neighborhoods of Detroit, former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan appears to be headed for a showdown in November with Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon as both seasoned political figures vie to become the next mayor of Detroit.
August 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What to do with the 'Flo's' of Child Protection
If the work made passionate people act like Flo on the TV series "Alice," then the work can bring them back.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Military Software Helps 1 City Track Gangs; Bitcoin's Possibilities; and Tech's Role in Charging by the Mile
Government and technology news you should know.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of homicides in Trenton, N.J., this year, nearing the city's record of 31. To try to combat the high crime, Mayor Tony Mack has asked the state for $46.4 million to hire 75 additional police officers.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Legislative prayers are as old as America and courts have no business regulating them.
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who signed a brief filed Monday that argues the U.S. Supreme Court shouldn’t change the precedent set in 1983 that upheld the right to start a legislative gathering with a prayer. The high court is expected to hear a similar case in October.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Utah Leaders Try to Protect Prayers at Government Meetings
Governments should keep the right to start a meeting with a prayer, argue Utah’s two senators and the state’s attorney general in briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Finance Reformers Deliver Double the Required Signatures for Colorado Ballot
Proponents of a $950 million initiative to revamp the state's school finance system, and raise the state income tax in the process, delivered more than 160,000 signatures Monday morning to the Secretary of State's office in an effort to put the measure on the November ballot.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Disappointing Results of New Testing Standard Could Complicate Bloomberg’s Final Months
The mayor’s telling of history is poised to receive one of its most vigorous challenges yet on Wednesday, when New York State is expected to report drastic drops in student performance across the state because of a new set of tougher exams.
August 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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