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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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Poll: Gov. Chris Christie is 'Hottest' Politician
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the “hottest” political figure in the country, according to a new temperature poll.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Renewed 'Scrub' of Florida Voter List Has Elections Officials on Edge
Gov. Rick Scott will soon launch a new hunt for noncitizens on Florida's voter roll, a move that's sure to provoke new cries of a voter "purge" as Scott ramps up his own re-election effort.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects California Governor's Request to Delay Releasing Prisoners
In a major setback for Gov. Jerry Brown, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to block a court order that he release 9,600 inmates from state prisons, moving California a step closer to relocating or freeing those prisoners by the end of the year.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4-Year-Old Mayor Re-Elected to Run Tourist Town in Minnesota
Robert "Bobby" Tufts hasn't made it to preschool yet, but he's already been elected twice as mayor of a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More States Seek to Ban Foreign Law in Courts
North Carolina last month became the seventh state to pass legislation barring judges from considering foreign law in their decisions, including sharia. The bill awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Governors Warn Congressional Republicans Not to Shut Government over Obamacare
Worried about the potential impact on the fragile economies in their states, Republican governors this weekend warned their counterparts in Congress not to shut down the federal government as part of an effort to block financing for President Obama’s health care law.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. Jerry Brown Steps In to Avoid 2nd Transit Strike
BART trains will be rolling for at least another week after Gov. Jerry Brown stepped in late Sunday night to block an impending strike, just hours before the scheduled 12:01 Monday walkout by the transit system's union workers.
August 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$3.80
Portland, Ore.’s return on investment for every dollar spent on a tree, according to i-Tree, a free application that calculates the value of a tree in environmental, health and economic benefits.
August 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
That will be a big shock to the system. It’s important that people prepare.
Stacy Dean, vice president for food assistance policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on the reduction in food stamp benefits -- regardless of what Congress decides about the farm bill -- set for November when a temporary provision in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act that boosted benefits expires.
August 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York State Investigates Disqualification of Customers by Banks
New York State’s top prosecutor is investigating some of the nation’s largest banks in connection with their use of credit-reporting databases that disqualify people seeking to open checking or savings accounts — an inquiry that has gained urgency as the ranks of the unbanked has swelled in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
August 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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