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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
$10 million
The amount that the NYC Department of Education is cutting from its custodial budget. A representative for school custodian engineers says it will inevitably lead to dirtier schools.
June 16, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It's now clear that unless the constitution is amended, the Legislature is free to ignore any laws on the books.
Wis. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca in response to the state Supreme Court's conclusion that the committee of lawmakers that passed the controversial collective bargaining law was not subject to the state's open meetings law. The law can now take effect once it's scheduled for publication in the official state newspaper.
June 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$5,300
The maximum annual salary -- down from the current $24,645 -- a family of three could earn to qualify for Medicaid under N.J. Governor Chris Christie's proposal to tighten the program's eligibility.
June 15, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I am feeling ashamed of ever putting my name on that ballot.
Leda Arakelian, who tied for a seat on the Hopkinton Public Library Board of Trustees. She regrets running because of the amount of money the town has spent on the election, especially investigating an unopened ballot found two weeks after the results.
June 14, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
80%
The percent of public schools that would be classified as failing and face sanctions under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to Ed Secretary Arne Duncan's predictions. If Congress doesn't change the law, he may grant states waivers from it.
June 14, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
When you're talking about state legislatures, they're all different animals. Really, they're barely in the same species.
Gary Moncrief, a political science professor who's been studying state legislatures for decades.
June 13, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$20 million
The financial impact that Bonnaroo, a four-day summer music festival, had on the local economy of its host -- Coffee County, Tenn. -- last year.
June 13, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I was kind of shocked at how screwed up things were.
Councilman Virgil Bell expressing no surprise that Maricopa, Calif., has been urged to disincorporate from Kern County, citing poor management of the city's finances and police department.
June 10, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1.6 trillion
The gallons of radioactively contaminated water in Nevada from years of the federal government using it as a test site for nuclear weapons. The state is now trying to seek compensation for the loss of its resources.
June 10, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I don’t care if they’re purple. The fact is, they’re criminals committing crime and the fact is, we’re going to arrest them.
The head of Chicago Police Department, Garry McCarthy, in response to concerns that racial profiling is being used to identify people involved in the city's recent wave of violence.
June 09, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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