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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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Rep. Berkley Ethics Investigation Shakes up Nevada Race
In a major blow to Rep. Shelley Berkley’s Senate campaign, the House Ethics Committee announced that it will formally investigate the Nevada Democrat over allegations she used her office to aid her husband’s medical practice.
July 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Penn State Has 2nd Biggest Donations Year Despite Sandusky Case
Pennsylvania State University received more than $208 million in donations for the fiscal year that just ended, the second-highest total in university history despite the upheaval after the arrest of Jerry Sandusky on child sex-abuse charges.
July 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sex Offenders Must Disclose Status on Social Media Under New Jersey Bill
While some social networking websites, including Facebook, ban sex offenders, state Sen. Christopher Bateman wants to clamp down even more by making them disclose their convictions as part of their profiles or face a possible prison sentence and a steep fine.
July 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Signs Synthetic Drugs Ban
President Obama signed sweeping legislation that bans dangerous synthetic drugs, attacking a national epidemic that killed a Minnesota teenager last year.
July 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Gov. Brewer Weighs Opting Out of Medicaid Expansion
As Texas Gov. Rick Perry becomes the sixth GOP governor to say his state will opt out of the federal health-care law's Medicaid expansion, health-care providers, patients and business owners in Arizona are anxiously waiting to see whether Gov. Jan Brewer will follow suit.
July 10, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Testing Employees to Find the Best
Albuquerque, N.M., was chosen as a pilot city to see if assessing job candidates' career readiness could reduce turnover as well as hiring time and training costs.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
What would be next? We want the PIN for your online bank account?
Illinois state Rep. Ford, who sponsored a bill that protects employees and job seekers from having to provide their social media passwords to employers or prospective employers -- something some law enforcement agencies have done.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of times the Republican-dominated U.S. House has tried to repeal, defund or dismantle the health care law that the Supreme Court upheld last month. The next attempt will occur this week.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey ACLU App for Recording Police
Video footage will be sent to the American Civil Liberties Union and stored on a secure server.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Anti-Abortion Strategy Successful in States
The past few months have seen a flurry of new state laws restricting abortion, most of them based on the concept of “fetal pain.”
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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