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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.

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The number of states considering using private-sector loans to pay back the federal government for lending billions of dollars for unemployment benefits.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
fresh-food
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Cities' Access to Fresh Food Worsens
Higher maintenance costs in urban areas have led to a serious lack of grocery stores for city dwellers. States and cities are working on ways to get them back.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
ip-address
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Solving the IP Address Shortage
The time to upgrade to IPv6 -- and take advantage of its innovative technologies -- is now.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
When is a Shortfall a Budget Gap and Not a Budget Deficit?
The distinctions between gaps and deficits can show just how dire a city or state's condition is.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
The Debt Demon
Have states and localities borrowed too much?
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
The Truth about Bankruptcy
Exaggerating problems is more about politics than budget balancing.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
1099-economy
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Economic Development in the 1099 Economy
Temporary work is becoming the norm. Economic developers must change their focus if they want to create jobs in this new economy.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Reinventing the Food Stamp Program
Free-market economists argue that replacing welfare programs with direct cash grants to the poor would require a smaller bureaucracy and be more beneficial to those in need.
April 28, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Data-Driven Policing
With little or no additional funding, geomapping can help law enforcement fight crime while lowering traffic incidents.
April 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
States Challenge Federal Land-Use Law
State and local officials in the West are filing lawsuits to overturn new policies they say will prevent development and job growth.
April 27, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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