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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
Even though I’d inform them that the information was confidential, they were afraid.
One of last year's census takers for New York City, Michael Williams, on the hesitation of illegal immigrants to answer his questions. A recent New York Times survey reveals that census takers missed dozens of New Yorkers in just three blocks and overestimated the number of vacant apartments.
May 25, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$4,446.50
The amount an Ohio family paid for their children to attend one year of public school. The price includes fees for extracurricular activities and individual classes, which schools nationwide have imposed on parents.
May 25, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
As far as riffraff in the neighborhood, they have always been here and will always be here. This is New York City.
Gina Bach, who supports and works near a NYC building that will be turned into a homeless shelter. Other nearby residents and business owners have protested the shelter, saying it's size violates code and that it will make the neighborhood unsafe.
May 24, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10 minutes
The extra warning time that a new tornado-detection radar could give those in its path to prepare and seek shelter. A Colorado State University engineer developed the system, which will be tested in Dallas-Forth Worth.
May 24, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’re going to have to lock ourselves in the cellar.
NYC resident and smoker Richard Crawford in response to the city's new ban on smoking in all outdoor public places, including parks and Times Square. He noted the ban as one reason he's moving to Miami.
May 23, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
44%
The increase in the number of people who bike to work from 2000 to 2009, according to the Census Bureau. In response, states have enacted laws to make the roads safer for cyclists.
May 23, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
They don’t believe green infrastructure can really solve problems, they think of it as something dreamed up by hippies.
A Natural Resources Defense Council attorney, Ann Alexander, referring to Chicago and its frugal spending on environmentally friendly drainage -- $325,000 -- compared to Cleveland's $42 million.
May 20, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
3,000
The number of voters in Florida that updated their address from one county to another on Election Day 2008. Under a new state law, this group will be forced to cast provisional ballots.
May 20, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I don't need to be telling my mayor how to do his job.
Mich. state Sen. Coleman Young II arguing against a bill that would limit the amount cities, counties and schools can pay for health care premiums in an effort to make employees pay more. It passed the Senate and is expected to pass the House.
May 19, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$1,100
The individual price of some chairs and trash cans in a newly renovated Detroit library, as the city plans to layoff 82 of the library system's 376 workers.
May 19, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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