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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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Judge Allows Colorado University to Crackdown on 4/20 Marijuana Rally
Boulder District Judge Andrew Macdonald denied an emergency request to block the University of Colorado from closing the Boulder campus to visitors today in its continued efforts to end the annual 4/20 marijuana smoke-out.
April 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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1,700 DUI Cases in Limbo after Colorado Lab Errors Uncovered
The state is retesting 1,700 DUI blood samples after a laboratory employee failed to follow proper procedures, which skewed the results of the tests. The mistakes open the door for defense lawyers to challenge all of the blood testing in driving-under-the-influence cases conducted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's lab.
April 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New UC Davis Police Chief Named
Matthew Carmichael replaces Annette Spicuzza on a one-year contract. Spicuzza resigned in the wake of the Nov. 18 pepper-spraying of protesters on campus.
April 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We like our celebrities. We elected Ronald Reagan and (Arnold) Schwarzenegger. Gavin is trying it while he's in office -- which is a different way.
Patrick Dorinson, a Sacramento-area radio host and political blogger, on California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to host a weekly hour-long show on Current TV.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
28%
The rate that Newton, Mass., Mayor Setti Warren has proposed increasing his salary, which would rise from $97,876 to $125,001. Last year, Warren was the city’s 214th highest-paid employee, trailing the school superintendent, police and fire chiefs, school principals and numerous police officers.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4 Prisoners, Including 1 Murderer, Escaped Kansas Jail
Four inmates escaped early Wednesday from a Kansas jail where they were transferred because of overcrowding at a state prison, and three of the men — including a convicted murderer — remained on the loose by late afternoon.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nebraska Pays for Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants
Lawmakers voted 30-16 to override Gov. Dave Heineman's veto of Legislative Bill 599, which uses taxpayer funds for prenatal care for illegal immigrants.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Fail to Warn of Lead Dangers
A 14-month USA TODAY investigation has found that the EPA and state regulators left thousands of families and children in harm's way, doing little to assess the danger around many of the more than 400 potential lead smelter locations on a list compiled by a researcher from old industry directories and given to the EPA in 2001.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Gun Law Task Force Created After Trayvon Martin Shooting
Florida's governor will announce Thursday morning who will be part of a task force that will look at the state's gun laws in the aftermath of the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to Host Current TV Show
Newsom will host the weekly hour-long "Gavin Newsom Show" beginning in May. The lieutenant governor said he does not believe there is any conflict of interest in taking the TV job, and said he is "donating the (Current TV) salary to charity."
April 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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