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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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GOP Candidates Travel to Arizona
The four Republican presidential candidates still standing will take the stage in Mesa, Ariz., tomorrow -- just under one week before the state's primary.
February 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas Gov.: GOP Budget Could Lead to Layoffs
The state’s Republican party wants to chip away 3 percent from 11 agencies -- a cut that, according to Gov. Mike Beebe’s office, could send at least 76 state workers packing.
February 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
78%
The portion of waste that San Francisco diverts from landfills through recycling and composting. San Francisco was the first major U.S. city to require composting in 2009.
February 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It's funny to see everyday people talking about the appellate court system.
Gwendolyn Ferreti, a community organizer in Alabama, looking on the bright side of Alabama's controversial immigration law which is that people are learning about the lawmaking and the court-review processes that have followed.
February 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Do Record Low Natural Gas Prices Mean for States?
Thinned budgets and shifted energy production for some, Stateline.org reports.
February 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill
The assembly of the U.S. state of New Jersey on Thursday passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriages, setting the stage for an expected veto by Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Christie and most state Republican lawmakers want gay marriage put to a popular vote.
February 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Is there some war they have to be ready for? Is there something pending that the rest of us need to know about?
Georgia state Rep. Roger Bruce, who said he doesn't understand why gun rights advocates have filed so many bills in recent years to ease the requirements for who can carry guns and where. A bill in the House now would allow guns in bars, public schools, most government buildings and college campuses.
February 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that received waivers from the federal health law's medical loss ratio, which requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care or give customers rebates. The Department of Health and Human Services denied waivers to ten states.
February 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of prisoners per 100,000 residents in Louisiana in 2010 -- the highest imprisonment rate of any state that year. Maine had the lowest with 148.
February 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I don't think we're doing a good job at making them ready for real-life situations by sugar-coating everything.
Kelly Parrish, an English teacher in Phoenix, on the Arizona bill that would punish teachers for using words that violate the FCC's obscenity and profanity guidelines. Parrish argues that words that violate FCC regulations are often in literature, such as racial slurs in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
February 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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