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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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Landmark Study Shows Fracking Chemicals Didn't Spread to Drinking Water
Although the results are preliminary - the study is still ongoing - they are a boost to a natural gas industry that has fought complaints from environmental groups and property owners who call fracking dangerous.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Heroin in New England, More Abundant and Deadly
Heroin, which has long flourished in the nation’s big urban centers, has been making an alarming comeback in the smaller cities and towns of New England.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DHS Secretarty Janet Napolitano Confirmed as UC President
Last week's announcement of the nomination surprised many, as most system presidents come from campus administrations.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey's Phone Tracking Ruling Could Have Nationwide Impact
In a trailblazing decision that expands electronic privacy rights in New Jersey, the state Supreme Court ruled today that law enforcement agencies must get warrants if they want to track crime suspects by tracing the signals from their cell phones.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Schools to Lay Off More Than 2,000 Teachers, Staff
Chicago Public Schools officials announced late Thursday that 2,113 teachers and other employees would be laid off Friday, largely due to a giant pension obligation increase that’s straining the system.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Governor Rejects Requests for Special Session to Review 'Stand Your Ground' Law
After keeping his distance for three days, Florida Gov. Rick Scott met for about 30 minutes Thursday night with a group of young protesters who are occupying the Capitol to seek repeal of the state’s “stand your ground” law.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
For those who don’t agree with us, we love you just as much as we love those unborn babies.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, referring to the protesters outside the state capitol building as Gov. Rick Perry signed the controversial abortion bill into law Thursday. The law will ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, impose new regulations on how the abortion drug is administered, require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and require all abortion facilities to meet the regulatory standards for ambulatory surgical centers.
July 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Signs Abortion Bill into Law
HB 2, which was filibustered by Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, in the first special session, passed in both the House and Senate last week during the current second special session. The law, which would impose several new regulations on abortions and abortion providers, has drawn criticism from abortion advocates and incited demonstrations from both sides.
July 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Water Shut-Off Averted in Maryland County
With more than 100,000 people on the brink of losing water, a couple of utility workers burrowed in on a long-shot fix. Their unlikely repair of a 48-year-old water valve was heralded Wednesday as a near miracle that averted a human and economic catastrophe for Prince George’s County. It also has led to questions about whether the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission could have been more open with the people it serves.
July 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poll: Voters Approve of NYC’s Progress But Want Empathetic Mayor
By a clear majority, the city’s voters say empathy is the most important trait in the next mayor, far more important than temperament, management experience, or the ability to recruit new businesses, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College.
July 18, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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