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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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Silent Panic Alarms Proposed for All New Jersey Schools
An Essex County lawmaker introduced a bill to install silent panic alarms in New Jersey public schools that would immediately alert authorities to emergencies.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee GOP Caps Number of Bills
Tennessee lawmakers have become known for producing volumes of legislation. They filed more than 5,000 bills and resolutions in the past two years alone, much of which failed to advance out of committee.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Eases IQ Eligibility for State Services
Advocates for people with developmental disabilities are hailing a decision by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to prevent the state Department of Developmental Services from automatically denying eligibility to people scoring above 70 on IQ tests.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cory Booker on His Homophobic Past: "I Hated Gays"
Mayor Cory Booker, an outspoken advocate for gay and lesbian equality, was once far less tolerant of others, he conceded in an opinion column he wrote for his college newspaper while at Stanford.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On 2nd Look, Digital Health Records Produce Few Savings
Optimistic predictions by RAND in 2005 helped drive explosive growth in the electronic records industry and encouraged the federal government to give billions of dollars in financial incentives to hospitals and doctors that put the systems in place.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Mayors' Anti-Illegal-Guns Group Claims 400K New Members Since Newtown
The same day, the NRA said it has gained 100,000 new members over the last 18 days, bringing its total number of paid members from 4.1 million to 4.2 million.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Pushes Gun Background Checks, Medicaid Expansion and More
In what was his most substantive and wide-ranging State of the State address ever, Gov. John Hickenlooper took on the issues of gun control, Medicaid, tuition for illegal immigrants, child welfare and constitutional reform, among other topics.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jerry Brown Says California's Budget Deficit Has Disappeared
Gov. Jerry Brown declared that California's budget deficit has vanished thanks to new tax hikes and past spending cuts, marking the first time since the recession that state leaders haven't faced a deep fiscal chasm in January.
January 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You should be thankful you're not Illinois.
Brian Kane, the chief deputy attorney general of Idaho, speaking to state lawmakers who for the first time are undergoing ethics training after a slew of scandals last year. Illinois, however, is notorious for its ethics scandals -- three of its newest legislators were sworn in this month while facing felony charges.
January 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of confirmed cases of the flu in Boston -- up from just 70 last year, prompting the city to declare a public health emergency.
January 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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