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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.

Who Said That
The reality we're facing is simple: If we continue down the same path we will lose the ability to control our own destiny.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, who recently announced a plan to save the city from insolvency that includes outsourcing services, demanding union concessions and hiking the corporate income tax.
November 17, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More States Offering Low-Interest College Loans
Some students have sought every form of financial aid possible and still can't afford college. Some states are stepping up to help.
November 17, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
11%
The portion of Americans who moved in the last year -- the lowest mobility rate since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking it in 1948.
November 16, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
For a community to have a large rainy day fund and no debt is the situation that any local government official would truly die for.
Donald F. Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, referring to Gaithersburg, Md., a Washington suburb, which has zero debt and $33 million in its rainy day fund. The city has been debt-free since the early 1970s.
November 16, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
One of the most difficult things you can do in life is changing a school system. It's a bit like moving a cemetery. You don't get any help from inside.
Jon Gnarr, the punk rocker-turned-comedic actor-turned mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland.
November 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10,000
The approximate number of signatures that Ohio Democratic groups need to put an election overhaul bill on the November 2012 ballot. They have until Nov. 24.
November 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Advocates Urge Congress to Fight State Voting Changes
Advocates want Congress to pass legislation to combat new state laws that they say will disenfranchise young, elderly, minority, disabled and low-income voters.
November 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Neb., A Pipeline Reprieve and Lessons Learned
Many lawmakers in Nebraska don’t want oil flowing past the state’s scenic Sand Hills. They’ve persuaded the federal government and the company behind the pipeline to reconsider the proposed route.
November 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $2 billion
The backlog of requests from states for federal funding to help rebuild their disaster-damaged roads. This is 20 times the amount of money Congress sets aside every year for the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief program.
November 14, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It seems that Ohio legislators have plenty of problems to solve that should be a much higher priority than making sure criminals have guns.
Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, on the passage of a recent state law giving felons a right to bear arms -- something federal law takes away from them.
November 14, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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