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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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NC Leads Nation in Reducing Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes
Statistics from a collaborative effort to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs to control troublesome behavior by people with dementia in nursing homes shows that North Carolina led the nation in achieving reductions.
September 13, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Latest News
Judge Orders Pennsylvania County to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses
The Commonwealth Court today granted the state's request to force Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. The Legislature in 1996 explicitly banned same-sex marriage and refused to recognize such unions performed in other states.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The annual fee state and local government employers will have to pay for each person on their health coverage. AFL-CIO came out this week in opposition of Obamacare's transitional reinsurance fee, which would start being collected next year.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I'm not the anti-kitten candidate.
Joe Lhota, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor, who said he disagrees with the subway's decision to stop trains for two hours to rescue two kittens from the tracks.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Mayor Vetoes ‘Living Wage’ Bill Aimed at Walmart
District Mayor Vincent C. Gray vetoed legislation Thursday that would force the city’s largest retailers to pay a super-minimum wage to their workers, ending two months of uncertainty over the controversial bill’s fate and setting up a decisive override vote at the D.C. Council as early as Tuesday.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Could Law Enforcement Database Be Misused -- for Dating?
Ohio’s law enforcement database and its facial recognition software are open to more than just law enforcement, a concern of members of the advisory group reviewing the security of the systems.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's Foreclosure Drop May, or May Not, Be Result of New Law
Foreclosures in Orlando —- and the rest of Florida — have dropped dramatically since the state started expediting them under a new law that took effect July 1.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Courts Must Make Interpreters Available for Limited English Speakers
People with limited English skills will have an easier time in Michigan's courts after the Michigan Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday setting down a uniform rule for the availability of interpreters.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Legislature Fails to Override Vetoes on Taxes, Guns
Gov. Jay Nixon scored two key victories as the Republican-controlled Legislature failed to override his vetoes of legislation that aimed to cut income taxes and nullify federal gun laws Wednesday.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats Urge Runner-Up to Give Up in NYC Mayoral Primary
New York City’s Democratic power brokers moved swiftly on Wednesday to prevent a combative sequel to the party’s primary for mayor, as union officials and party leaders rallied around the front-runner, Bill de Blasio, and urged the second-place finisher, William C. Thompson Jr., to end his quest for a runoff election.
September 12, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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