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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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Iowa Regents Freeze Tuition for 1st Time in 30 Years
The freeze, though, is contingent on the Legislature awarding the state’s public universities a funding increase of about 2.6 percent.
December 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states -- Maryland and Connecticut -- that require schools to have carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to detect the toxic gas that's often referred to as "the silent killer." At least 244 people were hospitalized or treated for CO poisoning in schools this year and last.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I want that rape victim to be absolutely secure that if she waves down an officer in a car that she will be protected... and not fear that she's waving down an immigration officer.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris, explaining why she is not requiring local law enforcement agencies to comply with the federal deportation program Secure Communities. Some say it makes illegal immigrants fearful of cooperating with police, even when they are the victims.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Collecting and Assessing Storm Damage Goes High Tech
A new Web-based application made incident reporting more efficient and cut down the time it took to compile an assessment report in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is It Legal to Force Public Employees to Quit Smoking?
Supervisors have asked the county attorney to determine whether they can legally require employees to quit smoking or if they can institute a ban on hiring smokers.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Florida's Attempt to Privatize Prison Health Care Violated Law
A state judge struck down an attempt by the Florida Legislature to privatize prison health care by using a budgetary process instead of making the change through a full vote of lawmakers.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dissident Democrats Collaborate with GOP to Control New York State Senate
New York Republicans joined forces with a group of dissident Democrats to form what they called a “bipartisan governing coalition” to run the State Senate, preventing the Democratic Party from taking control even after it appeared to have won a majority of Senate seats in elections last month.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law Ruled Constitutional
A court ruling that Arizona’s controversial medical-marijuana law does not conflict with federal drug laws cleared the way for dispensaries to open and allows patients to legally obtain marijuana from the facilities.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California AG to Police: Federal Deportation Program is Optional
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris told local law enforcement agencies that they were not obligated to comply with a federal program whose stated goal is to deport illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes. It was Harris' first public assessment of Secure Communities.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial HOT Lanes Spread to Roads Nationwide
Highway lanes that charge cars rising tolls as traffic increases are becoming the future for the USA's clogged urban expressways. A dozen now operate across the nation and another 18 are under development.
December 05, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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