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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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Doctors Object to Pennsylvania's New Natural Gas Law
Just before Pennsylvania's new natural gas law, which takes effect Saturday, passed, medical provisions were added that now have some physicians worried it will compromise public health.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Parental Accountability Courts Growing in Georgia
Parental accountability courts are cropping up throughout the state. They are a joint effort of the state’s Child Support Services division and local court systems to offer a low-cost alternative to jail and set delinquent parents on the road to making regular payments. Using resources already in place within each community, the courts address problems parents have, such as unemployment, drug use and lack of transportation, that keep them from making regular support payments.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Budget Proposal Cuts $160M, Targets Transit, Public Safety
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's administration calls them essential core services, but the budget proposal presented to the City Council on Thursday doesn't spare public safety, transit or lighting from cuts, possible privatization or major restructuring.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Heroin Deaths Skyrocket in Twin Cities
Deaths caused by heroin overdoses in Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties nearly tripled in 2011 compared to the year before, rising from 16 to 46. New test results showed that heroin purchased in the Twin Cities is 93.5 percent pure -- the highest potency in the nation.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dellwood, Missouri Dissolves Its Police Department
After months of stalemate, the Board of Aldermen finally voted to dissolve the city's embattled police department and hand over policing to St. Louis County.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State Schools Chief Randy Dorn to Run for Re-Election
After a rocky three years marked by budget cuts and drastic policy changes, Randy Dorn says he wants another term leading the state's public schools.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California High-Speed Rail Plan Approved by Authority
A financial blueprint for linking the San Joaquin Valley to Los Angeles by high-speed trains within 10 years was approved Thursday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The authority's latest business plan now heads for the Legislature.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Shoot First' Gun Laws Under Attack in Bloomberg's New Campaign
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a national campaign that aims to repeal or reform the laws that eliminated a person's duty to retreat when threatened with serious bodily harm or death. These laws have passed in 25 states.
April 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Connecticut to Repeal Death Penalty
State lawmakers have passed legislation that would make Connecticut the 17th state to abolish the death penalty. The bill awaits a signature from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who has said he would sign it.
April 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Lawmaker Who Refused Pat-Down to Run for U.S. House
An Alaska state representative who made national headlines last year for refusing an airport security pat-down plans to run for the state's lone U.S. House seat.
April 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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