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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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Students with Concealed Carry Permits to Be Segregated on Colorado Campus
Those with a permit may still live in dorms on both campuses but may not have weapons in their possession in those general living quarters.
August 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Nile Virus Hits Dallas Hardest
With nearly half of all West Nile cases in the United States so far this year in Texas, Dallas County has launched an aerial assault on the mosquito population for the first time in more than 45 years.
August 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Struggle to Identify Disabilities in Older Drivers
Older drivers are keeping their licenses for longer and getting behind the wheel more often than ever before. Should this worry all the other drivers?
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I hate to put a number on having children but I don't know, we enjoy having a home and keeping food on the table.
Sasha Reese, a resident of Minnesota, where putting an infant in child care costs more than a year of state college tuition. The high cost of care, she said, has influenced her decision on if and when to have more kids.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of University of California employees who earned more than $1 million during a time of budget cuts last year. In 2007, only six of the public university system's employees made that much.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Day Care Costs More Than College in Minnesota
Minnesota was the nation's second costliest state for center-based child care last year, relative to the state's median income, according to a new report.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For First Time in 107 Years, Illinois House Attempts to Expel Lawmaker
Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith of Chicago faces expulsion for allegedly taking a $7,000 bribe, a charge that arose from a federal sting in which authorities said they caught him on tape accepting $100 bills from a campaign aide working undercover for the FBI.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Whooping Cough Shots Urged in Maricopa County, Arizona
National, state and county health officials are urging everyone over age 10 to get a booster shot to help stanch the rapid spread of a disease that has infected 508 county residents so far this year, a 300 percent jump in confirmed cases from the same time in 2011.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Crime Lab Chief Resigns
He's resigning less than a month after helping to win a coveted international accreditation for the department's seven crime labs.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pets Required to Wear Seat Belts Under New Jersey Bill
If enacted, New Jersey would have the nation’s toughest seat belt law for pets. But on the other paw, a group of Republican lawmakers has introduced another bill that would make sure dogs and cats can ride seat-belt free.
August 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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