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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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The number of municipalities in the South that have enacted smoking bans in bars, restaurants or workplaces in recent years. Last week, Atlanta became the largest city in the South to ban smoking in public parks.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This is the worst violation of the public trust that one could imagine.
Ted Jackson, former deputy director of operations at the California parks department, which had been underreporting its funds and accumulated nearly $54 million in "hidden assets" over 12 years. The state is investigating why and how this occurred and several of the department's leaders have either resigned or been fired.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Alabama Immigration Law Enforcement Off to a Slow Start
Alabama is off to a slow start in rolling out its law requiring police to check the immigration status of suspects. But it is ahead of the other states, including Arizona, that approved similar measures.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
12 Running for Missouri Lieutenant Governor
With a contentious primary battle and a crowded slate of candidates, the Missouri lieutenant governor's race is shaping up to be one of this year's more unusual elections.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Control Legislation Unlikely in Wake of Colorado Shooting
The Aurora, Colo., mass shooting is reigniting a debate over whether tougher gun laws are needed, but congressional legislation is a long shot, especially in an election year.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poverty Rate Likely to Hit Highest Since 1965
Even a 0.1 percentage point increase would put poverty at the highest level since 1965.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Prepare for GOP Convention, Tampa Restricts Protests
In May the city adopted a temporary ordinance that will clamp down on protests in dozens of blocks near the Tampa Convention Center.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Atlanta Smoking Ban Follows Southern Trend
The South may still lead the nation in cigarette use, more than 200 cities, large and small, across the Deep South have outlawed smoking in bars, restaurants or workplaces in recent years.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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AIDS Testing Moves Beyond the Clinic in the District of Columbia
Now the city, trying to find the estimated 5,000 Washingtonians who are infected but do not know it, is offering tests in grocery stores and high schools, on corners where addicts gather and even in motor vehicle offices. And it is paying people to take them.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
College Towns Struggle to Survive
The finances of many of the nation's institutions of higher education are starting to wobble. If they continue to deteriorate, the fallout won't be confined to college campuses.
July 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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