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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.

News in Numbers
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The time that the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will occur today.
November 08, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The special session is good political cover. Even if they don’t pass anything, they can say, ‘I did my best.’
Paul Landow, a political science professor in Nebraska, where Gov. Dave Heineman called a special legislative session this month to re-route the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline even though he might not have the legal authority to do so.
November 08, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho Works Out Details for Online Class Requirement
After Idaho became the first state to require high school students to take two online credits last week, state education officials are working on ways to keep as much of the taxpayers money in schools as possible.
November 08, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Massachusetts Makes Use of Leftover Crops
The Massachusetts Gleaning Network will connect growers and volunteers in efforts to provide food in case of emergencies.
November 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I think America is going to hell in a hand basket, and I can’t do anything about that. But I can do something in my small corner of it.
Drew Hastings, a veteran stand-up comedian, who left Los Angeles to run for mayor of his hometown -- Hillsboro, Ohio. He's up against a former 13-year city councilman whose family's farming roots in the region go back several generations.
November 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The unusually high portion of deaths in New York state and privately run homes for the developmentally disabled that are a result of unnatural or unknown causes. The figure is more like one in 25 in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
November 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I found myself saying, ‘This is not the democratic way. This is how they would have done it back in Iran.’
Nader Baroukh, a Jewish exile from Iran and the part-time mayor of Falls Church in Northern Virginia -- a region that has seen a small but growing number of foreign-born residents running for public office.
November 04, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that enacted voter ID laws, which U.S. House Democrats have asked election officials in all 50 states to oppose. Democrats contend the laws are deliberate efforts to keep their core voting blocs from casting ballots next year.
November 04, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Senate GOP Blocks Obama's Infrastructure Plan
Senate Republicans dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion bill for building and repairing infrastructure.
November 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1/10/12
The date of New Hampshire's first presidential primary. The GOP primary calendar is now complete, with Iowa kicking off the caucuses Jan. 3.
November 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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