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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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911 System Down Across Milwaukee County
Emergency calls to the Milwaukee County sheriff's office 911 center had to be rerouted to Waukesha County on Tuesday night after the agency's telephone and computer system crashed.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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S&P Lowers New Jersey's Credit Outlook
The latest dose of bad news was delivered by Standard & Poor’s, which lowered its credit outlook for New Jersey from stable to negative.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Guidelines Established for Penn State's $60M Fine
The money will fund programs designed to combat child sexual abuse and help victims around the country.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jobless Feel Pain as Michigan Cuts Unemployment Workers
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency answered less than 10 percent of more than a million calls to its customer service lines in August, even as the agency gets ready to lay off more of its staff.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Immigration Law in Full Effect
SB 1070's "show me your papers" provision officially became law Tuesday, after a U.S. District Court judge lifted an injunction against the section of Arizona's immigration law that requires police officers to check the legal status of people under certain conditions during investigations or traffic stops.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cranston Bans 'Father-Daughter' Dances for Violating Rhode Island Law
Supt. Judith Lundsten said the move was triggered by a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a single mom who had complained that her daughter had not been able to attend her father-daughter dance.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sends Voter ID Law Back to Lower Court
The Supreme Court told Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson that he must put the voter-ID law on hold if he determines that it will keep voters from casting ballots.
September 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I promise you, there will be lawsuits.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on his eventual decision to allow the controversial drilling practice of hydraulic fracturing in the state. New York has been operating under a temporary moratorium on fracking until the state Department of Environmental Conservation completes its review of the issue.
September 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
4.1%
The maximum rate that public universities in Michigan can raise their tuition by in a single year and still get extra funding. The state set aside more than $9 million this year to reward colleges that kept their tuition increases low – something every school did.
September 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mississippi Re-Entered Recession, Economists Say
Mississippi re-entered a recession earlier this year, state economist Darrin Webb told legislative leaders.
September 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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