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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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With Marijuana Legal, Police Worry About Road Safety
Officials in Colorado and Washington states are trying to figure out how to keep stoned drivers off the road.
November 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s like looking at a bunch of Christmas gifts that are wrapped. ... Until you open it, you don’t know what’s in there.
Doug Domenech, Virginia's secretary of natural resources, referring to the energy resources that may be found off the state's coast and under the ocean if Congress restores a lease sale for energy exploration that the Obama administration canceled after the BP oil spill in 2010.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
70%
The portion of students in New Orleans who are enrolled in charter schools, which is the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report on charter school enrollment around the country.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 California Universities Cancel Tuition Hikes After Voters OK Tax Hikes
California's two public university systems retreated from various tuition hikes as Gov. Jerry Brown suggested the moves would be ill-timed coming just a week after voters approved a tax increase for education.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
wind-energy
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Governors Pressure Congress to Renew Wind Tax Credit
Several governors are reapplying pressure on Congress to extend a tax credit whose looming expiration has prompted layoffs.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Stand Your Ground' Task Force Has Little to Show After 6 Months
The task force commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott to review the Stand Your Ground law prepared its final report, indicating that the law is mostly fine as it is.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Welfare Drug Tests a Priority for Texas Gov. Perry in 2013
Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made a rare joint appearance to advocate drug tests for Texas residents seeking welfare or unemployment benefits.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Child Protection Workers Ignored Abused Children's Cries in Colorado
More than 40 percent of the children who died of abuse and neglect in the last six years in Colorado had families or caregivers known to child protection workers who could have saved them.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Blasts Its 1st Online School
State Board of Education members blasted Georgia Cyber Academy officials, saying the online school is failing to meet the needs of its special education students.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Immigration Law Hurting Doctors, Nurses
The law requires everyone — no matter where they were born — to prove their citizenship or legal residency to renew their professional licenses. With too few state workers to process the extra paperwork, licenses for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals are expiring.
November 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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