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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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Jerry Sandusky Found Guilty
Jerry Sandusky was convicted of molesting 10 boys over 15 years, closing the first chapter in a scandal that tarnished the reputation of Pennsylvania State University and led to the ouster of four of its top administrators.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pawlenty Tells Romney to Look Elsewhere for Vice President
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that he's told Mitt Romney's presidential campaign to look elsewhere for a running mate.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Employee-Suggestion Program for Cost-Saving Ideas to Restart in Arizona
The program will reward those among the state's nearly 39,000 employees who propose successful ideas by giving them 10 percent of the savings.
June 25, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Senate Candidate Dewhurst Proposes Term Limits, Lower Pay for Congress
While Ted Cruz has been running for more than a year on a platform of challenging the GOP establishment in the Senate, his opponent, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, tried to one-up him by calling for policy changes that Dewhurst said would "blow up politics as usual in Washington, D.C."
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There are some people who will never, ever accept it [diversity]. But they're dying out.
Marge Corwin, who owns a flower and gift shop in Beardstown, Ill., where immigrants have helped the rural community thrive.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$18,667
The amount the District of Columbia spent, which is the most in the country, per pupil for elementary-secondary education in fiscal year 2010. View detailed figures for each state.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Colleges Rush to Make School IDs Voter-Acceptable
Efforts to update student identification cards to meet new Pennsylvania voting regulations are under way on campuses. In April, the legislature passed a bill requiring voters to show photo identification with an expiration date before casting a ballot.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Sex Offenders Must Post Status on Facebook
A new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the law's author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Polygamous Towns Face Justice Dept. Lawsuit for Religious Discrimination
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two towns dominated by a polygamous sect, accusing officials of failing to protect nonmembers and enforcing the edicts of leader Warren Jeffs above the law.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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AFSCME Elects New Public Union Leader
Members of the nation's largest public employees' union elected Lee Saunders to be their first new president in 31 years and help them battle an unprecedented onslaught of layoffs and reductions in benefits and bargaining rights.
June 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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