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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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Self-Driving Cars Approved in California
Gov. Jerry Brown rode to Google headquarters in a self-driving vehicle before signing legislation that will establish safety and performance regulations to test and operate autonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Denver Begins Replacing 1950's Siren Warning System
Emergency-warning systems are an important element of public safety, typically alerting people in Colorado to the threat of tornadoes, dangerous thunderstorms and flash floods
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Public Research Universities in Peril
A new report argues the mission of the country's 101 major public research universities is imperiled by budget cuts amounting to one-fifth of their state funding over the past decade.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Gov. Christie's Plans to Lower Property Taxes Revived
Branded as a part of Christie’s new "Middle-Class Reform Agenda," a measure introduced would create a 10 percent property tax credit capped at $1,000, to be phased in over four years.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Approach to Nonprofits Paying Property Taxes Taking Shape
In a rare move, UPMC this year guaranteed South Fayette a steady flow of money on a parcel it is buying from the township for an $18.5 million branch of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, even though the land could become tax-exempt.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYC Voters to See Bigger Font on Ballots
The city’s Board of Elections voted to increase the font size on its ballots for the general election in November, after squinting New Yorkers complained they could barely read the names of the candidates in the primaries this month.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Crack Down on Pot Shops in Los Angeles
The crackdown adds a dramatic element to the already tense fight over the fate of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New State Voting Laws Could Delay Results of Close Elections
Because new voting laws are likely to increase the number of people who have to cast provisional ballots in key states, tight races for Congress, governor and local offices could be stuck in limbo while election officials scrutinize ballots.
September 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
42%
The portion of California voters who would repeal the death penalty, while 45 percent would retain it, according to a new poll. Voters will decide this November whether to make the state the 18th to abolish capital punishment.
September 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
For them to say there is a war on women. I am still looking for it.
Gov. Nikki Haley, campaigning for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in South Carolina where suburban women disproportionately make up the sliver of undecided voters.
September 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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