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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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Protesters to Occupy Outside U.S. Courthouses
Protesters plan to "occupy" courthouses in more than 100 cities across the U.S. on Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections.
January 20, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
12.5%
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed cut in state funding to public colleges and universities to which higher education leaders said would almost certainly force tuition hikes.
January 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
innovation-culture
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EPA Quiz Gives Answers for Financing Green Projects
The “Financing Program Decision Tool” shows state and local governments their best options for paying for energy upgrades.
January 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
He sure didn't tell me I was going to win.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who dropped out of the presidential race yesterday, but had previously suggested that he was "called" by God to run.
January 19, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If you want to wear them, wear them. If you don't, don't. That's up to the talent to decide. It shouldn't be up to the government to decide.
Veteran porn actress and producer Tabitha Stevens, on the ordinance that would deny film permits to producers who don't comply with the condom requirement in Los Angeles, where 90 percent of porn films are made. The measure is awaiting final approval from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
January 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2
The number of states, most recently Utah, using Google’s cloud-based email for all state government employees. Wyoming was the first to use Google Apps for Government.
January 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Several Hundred Occupy Protesters Rally at Capitol
Organizers had touted the rally, known as Occupy Congress, as the largest national gathering of Occupy protesters to date and secured a permit that would have allowed up to 10,000 people to participate. By mid-afternoon, the protest appeared to have fallen far short of those goals.
January 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I have a strong marketing, negotiating and communications background, and I immediately decided -- winning was the only acceptable option.
The Troy, Mich., Mayor Janice Daniels -- a political novice -- who won a majority of the vote in an election with a low turnout but quickly earned a storm of critics, from gay people and diversity advocates, to business leaders and national pundits.
January 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6%
The drop in serious crimes in Lancaster, Calif., from 2010 to 2011, which the mayor partly attributes to the sounds of chirping birds that play over 70 speakers along a half mile stretch of the city five hours a day.
January 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ala. Governor's Education Plan Draws Controversy
Gov. Robert Bentley wants to shore up the state budget by moving money from an education fund to general revenue accounts. Both parties wonder whether that's such a good idea.
January 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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