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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
Now more than ever we have to make sure that immigrants trust us.
Fatima A. Shama, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, who is coordinating the One N.Y.C., One Nation program, which aims to help immigrants understand how government works and how it can benefit them.
April 11, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
98
The number of Medicaid patients who saw their coverage for organ transplants cut last year in Arizona. After criticism, Gov. Brewer retroactively restored funding for the life-saving operation last week.
April 08, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
To infer, without any research, that cities and counties are hoarding money and should be slain by the state is lazy and insulting.
Wake County Manager David Cooke in a letter about N.C. Gov. Perdue's request for counties to spend more of their own money, saying they collectively have a fund balance of $2 billion. Cooke asserts that his county has $0 in undesignated, available funds.
April 08, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We have a process in place in Ohio and the entire United States for keeping or replacing their elected officials. They're called elections.
Ohio House Republican spokesman, Mike Dittoe, in response to the Democrats' introduction of a bill allowing voters to recall the governor. The bill's sponsors said Ohioans should have the same opportunities as Wisconsin voters to react to recent collective bargaining limits.
April 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$109,000
The difference between last year's lowest and highest paid governors -- in Maine and New York, respectively.
April 07, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Not only can I tell my son that it's not cool to hate gay people, it's the public policy of this city.
Nashville Councilman Jamie Hollin on the passage of a bill to make city contractors promise not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. More than 100 municipalities nationwide have a similar law.
April 06, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
12%
The portion of Detroit that's empty, totaling 100,000 vacant lots. City officials are considering condensing the shrinking population into just a few neighborhoods.
April 06, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2 million tons
The amount of electronics that Americans get rid of every year -- recycling less than 20 percent. The rest end up in landfills, creating health and environmental risks. More than 20 states have laws regulating e-waste.
April 05, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I don't think that shooting from helicopters is the best way to approach that problem.
State Rep. Ana Hernandez Luna on a bill headed to the Texas Senate that would allow landowners to shoot wild hogs and coyotes from helicopters. While recognizing the financial burden the animals cause -- $400 million in annual damages, a few legislators oppose the bill because of safety concerns.
April 05, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It is, in fact, legislating morality.
Craig DeLuz, a parent and school board member, on a bill to require public schools to teach the contributions of LGBT Americans. The measure, which would revise textbooks, could have nationwide effects because publishers often produce books tailored to California.
April 04, 2011
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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