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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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New York City to Offer Buyouts to Idled Teachers
The city is proposing to offer buyouts to a pool of teachers who draw full salaries but have no permanent jobs, abandoning efforts to have them laid off but potentially solving one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s most intractable education issues.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida to Compare Non-Citizen Voter List to Homeland Security Database
Last month, the Department of State gave county elections supervisors a list of more than 2,600 voters who are potentially ineligible to vote because they may not be legal citizens.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Forms Plans for Health Reform Law Ruling
If the law is upheld, Republicans will take to the floor to tear out its most controversial pieces, such as the individual mandate. If the law is partially or fully overturned they’ll draw up bills to keep the popular, consumer-friendly portions in place — like allowing adult children to remain on parents’ health care plans until age 26.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cuomo Urges New York City to Stop Fingerprinting Food-Stamp Users
New York City would have to stop requiring the electronic fingerprinting of food stamp applicants under regulations proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has sided with advocates for the hungry who say it discourages people from seeking benefits. New York City and Arizona are the only jurisdictions in the country that require the fingerprinting of all food stamp applicants.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Americans Elect's Expensive Search for Independent Presidential Candidate Fails
Americans Elect succeeded in getting on the ballot in 29 states, but none of its prospective candidates received the minimum support needed to participate in a Web-based series of primaries that were to be held this month.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Introduced in New Jersey
Getting caught with a small amount of marijuana would be akin to getting a traffic ticket under a bill that is up for consideration by an Assembly panel on Monday.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit City Council Rejects Mayor's Proposed 50% Cut for Law Dept.
The Bing administration proposed cutting the department's budget from $17.2 million to $8.6 million. The council voted 7-0 to put the department's budget to $15.5 million.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon's Native American Mascot Ban May Be Nation's Strictest
Under a new rule that may be the toughest in the nation, at least 15 Oregon schools must get rid of their Native American-themed mascots by 2017 or risk losing state funding. Supporters of mascot bans have long held that the names are racist and encourage students to develop stereotypes. Opponents say a ban will destroy traditions and waste money on purging the mascots from schools in times of tight budgets.
May 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This water is going to Orange County lawns and swimming pools. The desert is being asked to shoulder the burden.
Seth Shteir of the National Parks Conservation Association, which is challenging a company's plan to sell public groundwater from the Mojave Desert to urban Southern California for a private profit.
May 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The fine for careless walking in Fort Lee, N.J. A growing number of communities are trying various ways to stop people from texting and walking.
May 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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