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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
Here’s someone whose publicly funded salary is close to the US President’s for managing 1,415 apartments, while the President manages the leading country of the free world.
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, who called for a federal investigation of former Chelsea Housing Authority director Michael E. McLaughlin, who was forced to resign after Mass. Governor Deval Patrick discovered that he reported less than half of his $360,000 salary to the state.
November 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
medical-malpractice
Archive
Judges Negotiate Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
In New York courts, which face a swarm of liability lawsuits, medically trained judges and attorneys work together to reduce the money and time spent on such cases.
November 03, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
In Texas, Prop. 6 Would Tap Trust Fund for Education
Facing $4 billion in education cuts over the next two years, voters will decide whether to authorize dipping deeper into the state’s $25 billion education trust fund to make up some of the difference.
November 02, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The political debate is not about Internet versus store, this is about big retailers versus small-business retailers.
Brian Bieron, director of government relations at eBay, who noted that most retailers are on the Internet and that small businesses should be exempt from the proposed requirement for online retailers to collect sales taxes.
November 02, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10 minutes
The length of time a dog barking in Los Angeles is considered excessive, subjecting the owner to hefty fines under an amended law that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to sign.
November 02, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We are going to vanquish the zombies with clear thinking conservative principles and a truckload of Republican candy.
The Loudoun County, Va., Republican Committee, in an email inviting supporters to a Halloween parade. The email also featured a picture of President Barack Obama and other Democrats looking like zombies.
November 01, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
34
The number of homes a child in Washington state's foster-care system had before turning twelve years old. The state just signed a lawsuit settlement to improve its system by the end of 2013.
November 01, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
prescription-drugs
Archive
States Link Databases to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug dealers and addicts often jump borders to beat the system. Several states are trying to keep that from happening.
October 31, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
292
The number of school districts -- twice as many from two years ago -- that have only four-day weeks to save money.
October 31, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I call this the Texas cheerleader's lament: 'They hate me because I am beautiful, not because I am stupid, rude or arrogant.'
Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University, commenting on complaints from Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, that he was being "brutalized" in debates because he is an evangelical Christian.
October 31, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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