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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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Some L.A. Pot Shops Shut Down While Others Look to New Mayor for Relief
Los Angeles voters approved measure D, which limits the city's dispensaries to the 135 or so that were in business when the council began trying to regulate them in 2007.
July 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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131 Data Breaches in 2012 Put Millions of Californians at Risk
The retail industry reported the greatest number of breaches, followed by financial institutions and insurance providers.
July 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’re going to live with the law and make whatever adjustments are necessary.
Iowa's GOP Gov. Terry Branstad, referring to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that will allow same-sex couples legally married in Iowa and 11 other states to get the same tax breaks and other federal benefits as opposite-sex couples.
July 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is Big Data Just for Big Cities?
Small and midsize cities are behind in harnessing data to make a city run smarter. Dubuque, Iowa, is bucking that trend.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Gov. Kasich Keeps Medicaid Expansion Alive
Gov. John Kasich last night vetoed language attempting to block him from moving forward with Medicaid expansion, but did not touch any of the anti-abortion language before signing the new two-year, $62 billion state budget.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Education Hit Hardest by South Carolina Governor's Veto Pen
A review of the governor’s budget vetoes shows the first-term Republican has vetoed $110 million worth of public education programs and services since 2011, vetoes that account for more than a quarter of the $419 million she has vetoed in state spending since 2011.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Signs Bipartisan Budget But Vetoes 8 Democratic Bills
For the first time, the Republican governor withheld his veto pen and signed exactly what lawmakers passed Monday.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Jindal's Pension Plan Unconstitutional
The ruling is the latest legal setback for Gov. Bobby Jindal, who backed the pension changes, after seeing his education overhaul struck down earlier this year.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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19 Firefighters Killed Battling Arizona Wildfire
Nineteen elite firefighters who died battling a fast-moving wildfire here Sunday in the country's worst wildfire disaster in at least 30 years have been hailed by President Obama as "heroes."
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington Gov. Inslee Signs Budget to Avert Government Shutdown
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year budget on Sunday, averting a government shutdown that state officials had been planning for in case the new spending plan wasn't in place by the end of the weekend.
July 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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