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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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Judge Halts North Dakota Abortion Law
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new North Dakota law that bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected — as early as six weeks into pregnancy — calling the law "clearly invalid and unconstitutional."
July 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Rules Texas Suburb’s Law Banning Some Immigrants from Renting Unconstitutional
In the latest ruling on a series of laws targeting immigration that local governments across the nation have passed, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said multiple parts of the ordinance in Farmers Branch are unconstitutional and encroaches on the federal government’s authority.
July 23, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drought of Data Experts, How Much the Highest Paid Governor Makes, and Another Tax Loophole
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Better Building Challenge Helps Los Angeles Track Energy Use
Even big cities like L.A. don't have the capacity to collect energy data in a timely fashion. But a federal program helps the city’s building owners measure consumption.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ruling That State Shorted Prison Guard's Pay Could Cost Wisconsin Millions
The state could have to pay millions of dollars to prison guards in the wake of a decision by a state equal rights official who determined that the Department of Corrections shorted an officer 35 minutes of pay a week and must pay him back wages for more than a year.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Worker Layoffs Spike in Louisiana
Nearly twice as many state employees were let go in the past fiscal year compared to the previous four due mostly to the administration's decision to privatize the state's charity hospital system.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Lights in Closed Chicago Schools Scrutinized
Key members of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust called for school officials to provide more details on an energy efficient light project after a Tribune story Friday raised questions about why the trust would fund lights in schools that were just closed.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cory Booker Doing Well on Mail-In Ballots
A Star-Ledger review of mail-in ballots reveals the Newark mayor is getting a big boost some 85 miles from home in Camden County, which already has collected more mail-in ballots than the next 13 counties combined.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poll: More Americans Under 30 Less Inclined to Work in Government
A new USA TODAY/Bipartisan Policy Center poll finds that Americans by more than 2-1 say the best way to make positive changes in society is through volunteer organizations and charities, not by being active in government. Those younger than 30 are particularly put off by politics. They are significantly less likely than their parents to say participating in politics is an important value in their lives.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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University Systems May Soon be Graded
At a meeting in its headquarters in Paris last month, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a study on whether it would be possible to test what students around the world actually learn in colleges and universities. In November, the organization will decide whether to press ahead with the new system, Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes, or Ahelo.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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