Caroline Cournoyer

Recent Articles

• Providing and Protecting Volunteer Dentists
• Jun 20, 2011
• New laws in the Midwest remove disincentives for retired dentists to volunteer their services to low-cost clinics.

• Cleaning the Way Out of Homelessness
• Jun 16, 2011
• In San Jose, homeless people who assist in cleaning local creeks can receive food, shelter and employment in return.
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• Keeping Misdemeanor Offenders Out of Jail
• Jun 13, 2011
• A new law in Kentucky gives police officers more power to judge offenders, hoping it will free up space in jails.

• Infrared Technology for Repairing Roads
• Jun 6, 2011
• Several municipalities have found a quicker way to reduce the costs and traffic associated with road repairs.
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• An Educational Use for Cooking Oil
• Jun 2, 2011
• Instead of urging residents to throw their used cooking oil away, Dallas converts it into bio-fuel for school buses.
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• Is It OK to Text While Lawmaking?
• May 31, 2011
• The legality of texting while lawmaking has been cause for debate, but Texas may be the first state to ban the practice altogether.
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• Prioritizing Homes for LA’s Homeless
• May 26, 2011
• Members of the Hollywood community banded together to find homes for the homeless – making those in the greatest danger their top priority.

• Txting Ur State Gov’t
• May 23, 2011
• Arkansas is the first state to allow citizens to text the government with questions.

• From Michigan Farms to Your Plate
• May 19, 2011
• MSU researchers are developing a way for conscious consumers to track their beef down to the individual animal.

• Making Emissions Testing Less of a Hassle
• May 16, 2011
• Tennessee is reigniting the use of remote sensing technology to test emissions while vehicles are on the road.
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• Minn. Counties Push for More Pilot Program Flexibility
• May 12, 2011
• A bill in the Minn. Legislature seeks to expand counties’ power so they can launch innovative programs without dealing with red tape.

• CA Investigating Sewage as Potential Energy Source
• May 9, 2011
• A two-year, $1 million pilot will determine if this renewable source can be used for electricity.
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• Top 25 Innovations in Government Selected
• May 5, 2011
• From the facilitation of video chatting with inmates to planning for the next natural disaster, here’s a look at the nation's best problem-solving programs.
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• 'Neighborhood Courts' to Reduce Crowding, Cut Costs
• May 2, 2011
• San Francisco’s one-of-a-kind program puts nonviolent criminals to work for clean records.
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• Reducing Repeat 911 Callers
• Apr 28, 2011
• A pilot program that saved the Baltimore City Fire Department money and increased their efficiency has become a permanent fixture.