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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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States Reconsider Vaccine Opt-Out Laws
Should parents or the government decide whether children get vaccinated? That’s the question lawmakers in nine states must answer.
February 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Montgomery County, Md., Fire Replacing 900 Radios
The process of replacing 900 shoulder microphones for firefighters in Montgomery County, Md., is underway, according to public information officer Scott Graham of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
February 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Senate OKs Voting Law Changes
One of the bills would require people to show photo IDs to register to vote, another would make people who volunteer to help with voter registration drives complete training, and the other would require people applying to vote to prove their citizenship.
February 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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L.A. Mayor Picked to Lead DNC in Charlotte
Antonio Villaraigosa is one of the nation’s most well-known Latino politicians, and the Latino vote is expected to be key in this election.
February 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I don't want to be forced to carry large amounts of money around with me.
Medical-marijuana patient Angelina Chilton, who said she feels unsafe having to carry large amounts of cash because most dispensaries can't use banks or credit unions. Despite hers and others testimony, a Colorado Senate committee rejected a bill that would have created a first-of-its-kind financial system for medical-marijuana businesses.
February 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
227
The average number of days it takes for the Pennsylvania Police's Bureau of Forensic Services to return a DNA sample that only takes 1-2 days to process in the lab. Officials say the long wait -- caused by a backlog of more than 1,700 cases -- jeopardizes and delays investigations.
February 15, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge OKs California DOJ Layoffs
California Department of Justice employees argued that Gov. Brown only ordered the layoffs as political payback, but the judge disagreed. Now, 81 people will soon be out of a job.
February 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona, Washington to Seek NCLB Waivers
Arizona and Washington state have both decided to seek waivers from the federal No Child Left Behind law, which mandates every student to be proficient in math and reading by 2014.
February 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1.28 million
The current number of registered voters in Chicago -- the lowest since 1942 when the city began keeping such records.
February 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There are quarterbacks in Mexico and receivers in the U.S. We try to intercept, obviously.
Lt. Gerardo Castillo of Santa Cruz County, referring to the "game" that marijuana smugglers and U.S. Border Patrols play across the border thanks to a 23-to-30-foot-high fence.
February 14, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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