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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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Abstinence-Only Bill Sent to Utah Governor
The bill overcame its last legislative hurdle when it passed the state Senate 19-10 -- mostly along party lines.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s so easy it’s scary.
Michael Calce, an ex-hacker who shut down Yahoo, CNN, Amazon, eBay and Dell websites as a 15 year old, on how easy it is to hack into most local government sites.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
13.5%
The drop in salmonella infections in New York City from 2010 to 2011 -- the first full year the city gave letter grades to restaurants based on their sanitary conditions.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Year After Japan Tsunami, U.S. Nuclear Plans Stalled
Safety concerns following the fatal Fukushima disaster are among several factors keeping the industry in limbo in the U.S., Stateline reports.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bloomberg Links Drop in Food Poisoning to Restaurant Grades
Giving letter grades to the thousands of restaurants in New York City — from humble delis to celebrity chef-powered eateries — has been a boon to business and has led to a decline in the number of cases of salmonella food poisoning, the mayor and health officials said.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Clovis, N.M., Elects Mayor Who Called Obama Evil
Unofficial results show that a former New Mexico mayor who called President Barack Obama "the carnal manifestation of evil" and said Obama's election was part of a CIA conspiracy has been elected to his former job.
March 07, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of female mayors in the nation's 100 largest cities. In state legislatures, women make up 23 percent of elected representatives.
March 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Alabama's children should be helping our economy by working and not by learning useless skills such as reading.
The wording of an Alabama House Resolution introduced by state Rep. Daniel Boman as a joke to mock Republicans. The resolution also professes that large class sizes are good for students who want to "make more friends."
March 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Wrestling Exec Running for Connecticut Senate Seat
Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon is counting heavily on supporters from affluent Greenwich in her Senate bid, collecting more than 40 percent of itemized campaign contributions from donors with ties to her adopted Connecticut hometown.
March 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Laffer's Supply-Side Economics Staging a Comeback
Arthur Laffer, who helped Ronald Reagan write federal tax policy in the 1980s, is a force to be reckoned with these days at the state level. A large group of Republican governors is listening to him.
March 06, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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