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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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North Carolina Gov. McCrory Wants to Weed Out Unnecessary Tests for Students
Public school students take too many tests, Gov. Pat McCrory told education leaders Wednesday, and the state needs to figure out how to lighten the load.
June 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Atheist Treasurers Not Allowed in Arkansas, the Merits of Revenue-Raising, and How Nebraska Wound up with a Unicameral Legislature
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
California Sen. Ron Calderon at Center of FBI Investigation
FBI agents searched offices in the Capitol on Tuesday -- the first such raid in 25 years -- serving warrants and carting away evidence in what law enforcement officials said was a corruption probe that began in Los Angeles County.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott Vetoes "Dream Act Driver's License" Bill
Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of undocumented immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Newtown Privacy Bill Easily Passes Connecticut Senate, House
The state Senate and House, after short debates, voted overwhelmingly early Wednesday to approve a bill blocking public disclosure of photos of homicide victims and some other records in reaction to the Newtown school massacre.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jefferson County Reaches Deal to End Biggest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy
Jefferson County, Alabama, reached an agreement to pay its largest creditors $1.84 billion, or 60 percent of what they’re owed.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Revived NCLB Bill Gives States More Options
On Tuesday, Sen. Tom Harkin, the retiring chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released a new 1,150-page bill to update No Child Left Behind Act.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study Ranks Best City Park Systems
Minneapolis, where 94 percent of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, has the U.S.' best park system, according to new rankings by a national nonprofit conservation group.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Violent Crime Rises for 1st Time Since 2006
Violent crime rose in the United States in 2012 for the first time in six years, led by an increase in major crimes in large cities, according to preliminary data released Monday by the F.B.I.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Blacks 4 Times as Likely to be Arrested for Marijuana
Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.
June 05, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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