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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.

Who Said That
Research has revealed that human memory is not like a video recording that a witness need only replay to remember what happened. Eyewitness identification must be scrutinized carefully.
What judges will be required to tell jurors in New Jersey, starting after Labor Day, in an effort to increase the reliability of eyewitness testimony and discourage innocent people from being convicted of crimes.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The jump, from a week earlier, in background checks for people seeking to buy guns in Colorado after Friday's shooting at a movie theater that killed 12 and injured 58 others.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bus Rapid Transit Funds Roll into New Jersey
NJ Transit will get $2.6 million in federal funding to move ahead with plans for a "bus rapid transit" route to link South Jersey and Philadelphia.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Child-Welfare Experts Suggest Uses for $60M Penn State Fine
If any good is to come from the NCAA's harsh sanctions against Penn State, child-welfare experts said Monday, it lies in the $60 million fine mandated for programs to prevent child sexual abuse and assist victims.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Under Federal Investigation
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of Pennsylvania's new voter ID law, asking the Corbett administration to document its repeated claims that 99 percent of the state's voters have the photo identification they will need to vote in November.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unprecedented Drug Disposal Bill up for Final Vote in Alameda County, California
The county's Board of Supervisors will vote on the Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance, which would require makers of drugs sold or distributed in Alameda County to pay for a countywide program to safely collect and destroy unused medications. Currently, residents can discard pills they no longer need at 28 drop-off locations, a publicly funded program that costs an estimated $330,000 annually.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Big School Districts Have Fewer Students, Forcing Layoffs
Enrollment in nearly half of the nation’s largest school districts has dropped steadily over the last five years, triggering school closings that have destabilized neighborhoods, caused layoffs of essential staff and concerns in many cities that the students who remain are some of the neediest and most difficult to educate.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Gov. Deal Admits to Ethics Mistakes
Gov. Nathan Deal was cleared of major state ethics violations, effectively ending more than two years of complaints and investigations into Deal's 2010 bid for governor.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon's 'Cool Schools' Program Fails to Live up to Hype
Gov. John Kitzhaber made a campaign promise that his "Cool Schools" program would put people back to work doing energy upgrades on classroom buildings. Nearly two years later, it turns out that the program is really a modest expansion of what already existed, only with a catchy new name.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Los Angeles Weighs Banning Medical Marijuana Shops
The fight over the future of medical marijuana dispensaries in L.A. draws patients, union organizers and even a priest to City Hall on the eve of a vote on whether to outlaw pot shops.
July 24, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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