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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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Washington, D.C.’s Other 1-Percent Problem
The nation’s capital is more about what you own these days than what you do.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Performance Pay Comes to College Campuses
While it’s unclear how many public universities use a similar system, a survey this year by executive compensation consultants Yaffe & Company suggests that just over one-third of presidents at private universities have some of their pay tied to performance.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You don’t want them walking away saying, ‘I paid to get in, I bought my kid a hot dog, I just want to show my kid a fish -- and you are making me feel bad about climate change,’
Paul Boyle, the senior vice president for conservation and education at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, on why some zoos' and aquariums' are reluctant to dwell on climate change during tours or on instructional signs.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The average number, which represents the highest rate in the nation, of narcotic prescriptions filled for every privately insured person in Alabama in 2010. The national average was 0.67.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-GOP Florida Gov. Crist Endorses Obama
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday urged voters to support President Barack Obama in the crucial swing state where the Democratic incumbent and Republican candidate Mitt Romney remain in a razor-thin race.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is the U.S. Prepared After 6 Years Without a Major Hurricane?
As the United States nears 2,500 days without a Category 3 or higher hurricane, weather and disaster experts worry that Hurricanes Wilma, Katrina and Rita will become hazy memories and Americans will go soft.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some Texas Counties Consider Expanding Medicaid Despite Perry's Order
Local officials in Texas are discussing whether to band together to expand Medicaid coverage in some of the state’s biggest counties, making an end run around Gov. Rick Perry’s opposition to the expanded program included in President Obama’s health-care law.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Jail Overhaul Assessed After 6 Months
Most offenders who qualify for rehab services instead of incarceration under the state's new realignment policy are still being sentenced to time behind bars, reports show.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Carolina Voter ID Law on Trial This Week
A federal court in Washington considers a lawsuit challenging whether South Carolina's voter ID law is legal.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Will Be 8th State to Adopt Kelsey's Law
The law requires cellphone carriers to provide law enforcement with a customer's location information in an emergency.
August 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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