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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
If those governors want to make more money, they should either become contractors or try applying to medical school.
The American Federation of Government Employees legislative and political director, Beth Moten, on the recent study reporting 77,000 federal employees having higher salaries in 2009 than the governors of the states they worked in.
June 02, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I walked into McDonald’s and a man said, ‘I’ve been a Republican all my life, and you’re my favorite Democrat. Don’t you dare quit.’
The longest-serving Va. state Senator, Charles J. Colgan, 84, who has decided to run for a 10th term. He also tried to retire in 2003 and 2007, but was persuaded otherwise by the governors at the time.
June 01, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
3.3%
North Dakota's unemployment rate as of April, which is the lowest in the country. The state is also one of only three to see its portion of food-stamp users drop in the past year.
June 01, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Don't sign those checks until the work is done.
Missouri Atty. Gen. Chris Koster warning Joplin residents about fraudulent charities and cleanup scams that typically plague disaster zones. He has appointed investigators to look for such cases.
May 31, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$600,000
The annual medical cost to California for a quadriplegic inmate, who was recently denied medical parole as the first to seek release based on a state law, which assumes that certain conditions would no longer make a prisoner a public threat.
May 31, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
cloud-computing
Archive
Preparing for Cloud Computing Failures
Moving to the cloud doesn't relieve agencies from ensuring public services and programs continue to operate in spite of technological hiccups.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
GOV_retirement
Archive
What's a Pension Perk Worth?
Employers can't pinpoint what the real value of retiree benefits is to them.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Taxing Municipal Bonds
A controversial plan to tax state and local debt could rob states and localities of millions.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
milk-battle
Archive
The Policy Battle Behind Chocolate Milk
As schools opt for healthier lunch options, governments are pitted against the powerful dairy industry.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Drivers Battle with Bikers for Road Space
When New York City replaced a car lane with a bike lane, it exposed the tricky problem of adding another form of transportation infrastructure to a city.
May 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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