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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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Insolvency May be in Mismanaged Oregon Towns' Future
Oregon doesn't allow cities to go bankrupt, leaving them to work through financial problems on their own.
April 16, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If it weren't for this program, I’d probably still be sitting in jail wondering how I was going to get out.
Ricky Smith, who had been jailed for delinquent child support payments but is now paying and seeing his children regularly after participating in one of Georgia's Parental Accountability Courts, which address problems parents have -- such as unemployment, drug use and lack of transportation -- that keep them from making regular support payments.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
93.5%
The purity of heroin, which is the highest potency in the nation, purchased in the Twin Cities. Heroin deaths in the region nearly tripled in 2011.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Missouri Gov. Wilson Pleads Guilty of Misusing Political Donations
Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson pleaded guilty to misusing money involved in an illegal political donation made years after he left office, and the longtime Democratic stalwart apologized for his misdeed.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New State Laws Limit Patient Bills for Costly Prescriptions
In at least 20 states, new laws would limit consumers’ payments for expensive drugs used to treat diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis and inherited disorders.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire Town Police Chief Fatally Shot
Greenland's chief of police was killed and four local officers were wounded in a drug raid on a house in this seacoast town.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Insurance Exchange Established in New York with Executive Order
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, stepping into the national debate over President Obama’s health care law, issued an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, after the state’s Republican lawmakers blocked legislation to do so.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Law Bans Abortions After 20 Weeks in Arizona
A measure signed by Gov. Jan Brewer will bar most abortions in Arizona after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a ban supporters say protects both mothers and fetuses but one that abortion-rights advocates say is among the most restrictive in the nation.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Saves Neighbor from Fire
Newark Mayor Cory Booker was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation he suffered trying to rescue his next-door neighbors from their burning house. "I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed," Booker said in recounting the fire. Booker said he suffered second-degree burns on his hand.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Political Ads on Public TV, Radio OK'd by Court
A court of appeals struck down a law that bans political ads on public TV and radio stations, clearing the way for campaign ads on the public airwaves.
April 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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