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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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Atheists Sue over Pennsylvania's "Year of the Bible"
A state House resolution declaring 2012 the "Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania violates the U.S. Constitution and should be immediately withdrawn, a national association representing atheists and agnostics is contending in court.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Female Condom HIV Prevention Program Saved D.C. $8 Million
For every dollar spent on the program that distributes free female condoms in areas of the city with high HIV rates, there was a cost savings of nearly $20 in future medical savings, according to the study. At least 3 percent of Washington residents have HIV or AIDS, a prevalence rate that is the highest of any U.S. city.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budget Plan Passes Virginia Senate
The Virginia Senate passed a state budget that includes tens of millions of additional dollars for public schools, health care and transportation. But the evenly divided chamber rejected an attempt by Democrats to force the state to pay $1.5 million each year for a Republican-supported law that requires women to undergo ultrasounds before abortions.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Independent Linda Parks Could Make History in California Elections
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks’ unconventional third-party bid for Congress would be groundbreaking under California’s new election laws, and she has a realistic shot at becoming the first Independent elected to the House since 2004.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Evolution Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor
Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that would encourage classroom debate over evolution, sending it to Gov. Bill Haslam for signature. The Family Action Council of Tennessee and other social conservatives have backed the measure, but science organizations have opposed it, saying it will set back the state’s efforts to improve its education standards.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Welfare Drug Testing Signed into Utah Law
Utahns who need financial help from the government will have to prove they are not using illegal drugs to continue receiving that aid, now that Gov. Gary Herbert has signed of HB155.
March 27, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of school districts in the U.S. that had enough suspicious test scores that the odds of the results occurring by chance alone were worse than one in 1,000, according to an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Employers have no right to ask job applicants ... to read their diaries -- why should they be able to ask them for their Facebook passwords?
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who called for a federal investigation of the "new disturbing trend" of prospective employers demanding job applicants to turn over user names and passwords for their social networks. Lawmakers in Maryland and Illinois are pushing state laws to ban the practice.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
police-elections
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Hatch Act Changes Would Allow State Employees in Elections
Bills in both houses would update the Hatch Act to end federal prohibitions on state and local government employees seeking elected office.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Dept. May Charge Zimmerman with Hate Crime for Shooting Florida Teen
The U.S. Justice Department could bring a hate crime charge against the shooter in the killing of a black Florida teenager if there is sufficient evidence the slaying was motivated by racial bias and not simply a fight that spiraled out of control, legal experts and former prosecutors say.
March 26, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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