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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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Playgrounds for Seniors Popping Up in U.S.
The parks, which feature low-impact exercise equipment designed for adults, started abroad and are just now taking off in the United States.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transportation Agencies Turn to Mobility Management
The strategy involves partnering with other agencies and nonprofits to improve convenience for individual riders, especially seniors, and achieve cost savings at the same time.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Will Boomers Reshape U.S. Cities?
The wave of boomer retirees will transform the way cities look, from the way they grow and sprawl to minutiae such as curb heights and the fonts on street signs.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Immigrant-Friendly Cities Want What Arizona Doesn’t
In contrast to some states’ anti-immigration policies, a few cities are actively trying to attract immigrants to boost their own economies.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Makes the Boomers the Boomers?
The baby boom generation is about to retire, and it has vastly different wants, needs, likes and dislikes than the generations before them.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minnesota Legislature Wins Voter ID, Marriage Amendment Cases
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that proposed constitutional amendments on photo ID and same-sex marriage will go to voters in words chosen by Republican supporters in the Legislature.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Urge Maryland to Think Big on Health Care Cost Control
Federal officials are urging Maryland and its powerful health industry to build on the state's unique hospital rate-setting system to develop sweeping cost controls that could be used as a model for other states.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Cheap.
Josh Romney, when asked to describe his father, Mitt, in one word.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that have fully implemented an electronic system -- as required by a 2008 federal law -- to verify the eligibility of people applying for Medicaid long-term care. Twenty-five states were supposed to have electronic verification in place by the end of 2011.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Strikes Down Ohio Law That Rejected 14,000 Ballots in 2008
A federal judge in Ohio has blocked an unusual state election law that calls for throwing out thousands of provisional ballots that are cast in the wrong precinct, even when the voter goes to the right polling place.
August 28, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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