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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
People should have the right to choose -- that’s the American way.
Lilly Berry, who lives in a Boston public housing complex and opposes the city's new ban on smoking in public housing. She thinks the city should provide some smoke-friendly housing in addition to smoke-free housing.
October 12, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Ore. Court: State Can Collect Pension Overpayments
Oregon collectively paid 38,000 of its former public employees $1.6 billion more than they were supposed to receive. The state Supreme Court has decided the state can ask for it back.
October 11, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
65 billion
The gallons of water that San Antonio used in 2009 and 1984 even though the population grew by 67 percent in the interim. San Antonio's innovative water conservation efforts have made it one of the most efficient water-saving cities in Texas.
October 11, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’m getting a new super suit … shipped to me and I plan on being on patrol soon.
Phoenix Jones, a self-styled crime fighter in Seattle, who had his black-and-gold armored suit and mask confiscated when he was arrested for assault while apparently trying to break up a fight.
October 11, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Candidates have run for office for less than the noble motive of serving the public, which could include getting a better-paying job, pension benefits, achieving a position of perceived importance, boredom, or no reason at all.
Maricopa County, Ariz., Judge Edward O. Burke, who found no wrongdoing by a naturalized American citizen from Mexico who ran against the leader of Arizona’s legislative crackdown on illegal immigration with the help of her opponent's allies.
October 10, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
12
The age that children in California can now get the HPV vaccine, which guards against sexually transmitted diseases, without parental consent.
October 10, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
9.4%
The jump in the number of social insurance administration jobs, such as unemployment administrators, over the past four years. During this same period, most other public job sectors were shrinking.
October 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It was like going to McDonald’s and being told to come back in four days.
Dr. Christopher Crow, referring to the long waits he watched patients endure before getting lab results or seeing specialists. In response, he founded a comprehensive health clinic where primary care physicians and specialty doctors share patient information and costs to speed up care.
October 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The only explanation that I have is that s*** happens -- unsatisfying but true.
A Florida state investigator, Jennifer Roeder, who tried to recover Gov. Rick Scott's emails from his two-month transition into office but was unable to because the accounts had been deleted. Scott's failure to produce the emails may violate the state's public records law.
October 06, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than 60%
The rate that Baltimore public schools decreased their annual suspensions by over the past decade, while most districts suspended more students, mostly for nonviolent offenses. During this time, Baltimore also improved its graduation rate by 20 percent.
October 06, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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