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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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Judge: Nonprofits' Payments to Pittsburgh Are Public Record
The public is a step closer to finding out which nonprofits make payments in lieu of taxes to financially strapped Pittsburgh.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Casino Referendum Breaks Spending Record in Maryland
A new round of spending by Penn National Gaming and MGM Resorts International has pushed the ad war in the referendum over expanded gambling into record territory, eclipsing the $34 million raised for the 2006 governor's race.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio to Appeal Early Voting Ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted said the ruling, which lets each of Ohio's 88 counties set their in-person early voting hours for the three days before the presidential election, is an "unprecedented intrusion" into the state's ability to run its own election.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unanswered 911 Calls Prompt Change in Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis has altered the way it will handle emergency calls after up to six people who called 911 during last month's shooting rampage at Accent Signage Systems didn't reach operators.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Meningitis Outbreak Pressures States, Feds to Tighten Pharmacy Rules
While federal oversight might have blocked the same outcome from a major drug manufacturer, regulatory authority isn’t as clear for compounding pharmacies, which fall under a patchwork of state and federal regulations.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Gets Job Back
The Board of Supervisors bucked Mayor Ed Lee by giving suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi his job back after an allegation that stemmed from a New Year's Eve fight with his wife.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sandusky Case Leads to More Sex Abuse Education in Schools
In light of the recent sexual abuse scandals involving students, residents from across South Jersey agreed that some form of education surrounding sexual abuse should be added to school curricula.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We don't hesitate one minute to blow our own horn.
Harold McKinney, Boyle County Judge-Executive in Danville, Ky., which is hosting the vice presidential debate Thursday. The town of 16,000 has won several honors, including being named one of the best, most beautiful small towns in America.
October 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois' 'Bold' Plan for Care of Developmentally Disabled
Instead of relying on large state-run institutions that house hundreds of people, the Quinn administration wants to allow people with developmental disabilities to live more independently with the help of caretakers.
October 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$11,000
The extra income that residents of wind-rich states took home for every megawatt of installed wind power, according to a new federal study that examined economic data from 1,009 counties in 12 states with high wind-resource potential.
October 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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