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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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Virtual Police Officer Answers Non-Emergency Crime Reports
In a time of shrinking resources, some police departments are turning to the online talking, animated Virtual Officer to guide people who choose to file a non-emergency crime report on a police department's website rather than by phone or in person. It can also assist with basic site navigation with the help of a pop-up menu.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri's Minimum Wage? State's GOP Senate Candidates Don’t Know It
At a debate on St. Louis’ KMOX radio station, all three declared GOP candidates running for Senate in Missouri -- Rep. Todd Akin, businessman John Brunner and former state treasurer Sarah Steelman -- all flubbed the question of what the minimum wage is.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Puerto Rico Primary: Mitt Romney Wins
Mitt Romney took all 20 of the island’s delegates because he scored more than 50 percent of the vote, sweeping all the U.S. territories to vote thus far in the GOP primary. Romney painted his victory as a sign that Latinos were open to supporting Republicans in the fall.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida’s Sunshine Law Dark on Lobbying
Florida has some of the nation’s most expansive open records policies, but its Sunshine Law does not adequately regulate the sometimes shadowy role of lobbyists, according to a State Integrity Investigation report, which gave Florida a “C-“ grade for transparency, ranking the state 15th nationwide.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scandal-Plagued Waukesha, Wis., Sinks into Secrecy
In a community where voter dissatisfaction swept out the old guard in a 2010 recall election, the new Waukesha Town Board has been governing this town of 9,000 with a large measure of secrecy.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Birth Records Now Given to Adopted Children in Illinois
5,485 adoptees applied for copies of their original birth certificates under the 2010 law, which took effect in November and allows adoptees to request copies of their original birth certificates. Because the requests for the documents are coming in so fast, there is a backlog to fill them.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Democratic Party Picks New Chairman
Tucson conservationist Bill Roe, who has worked for progressive causes in Arizona for more than 35 years, is the new chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party. He was elected to fill the seat vacated by Andrei Cherny, who resigned to run in the new 9th Congressional District.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Husband Running for Wife's House Seat in Colorado
Because term limits prevent Nancy Todd from running for re-election, Terry is vying to keep her seat in the family, as he is in a three-way Democratic primary against Jovan Melton and Andrew Bateman. And Nancy's political ambitions remain, as she is now a candidate for Senate District 28, which encompasses a portion of what could potentially be her husband's new seat.
March 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
16%
The portion of U.S. teachers -- down from 28 percent in 2010 -- who believe tying their pay to student performance is "absolutely essential" or "very important" to keep good teachers, according to a recent survey.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If you can’t stand up to Rush, how are you going to stand up to Russia?
Chicago Mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, taking a punch at GOP candidate Mitt Romney, saying he lacks the “the fortitude, strength or character” to be president because he couldn't stand up to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh who called a law student a "slut" for supporting employer-covered birth control.
March 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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