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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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After Russian War Monument Wins Approval for American Soil, U.S. Town Backtracks
After more than a year of tentative approvals, Elizabeth City changed its mind Monday and voted against placing a 25-ton Russian war monument in the North Carolina coastal town’s U.S. Coast Guard Park.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flu Shot? Many Hospital Workers Don't Even Get It.
How well are doctors, nurses and other workers at your local hospital vaccinated against the flu?
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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When Medicaid Charges Premiums, Thousands Fall Behind
When Arkansas lawmakers debated in 2016 whether to renew the state’s Medicaid expansion, many Republican lawmakers were swayed only if some of the 300,000 adults who gained coverage would have to start paying premiums.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Ends Child Abuse Prevention Program
Social service providers slammed the LePage administration for its decision to end a statewide child abuse and neglect prevention program even as Maine has witnessed its second horrific case of child abuse in three months.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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#MeToo Movement Fuels a 1970s Comeback: The ERA
Scott Surovell was a baby in a stroller when his mother took him to hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 1970s, and growing up, he often heard stories about the need for the ERA.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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States that had their websites or voter registration systems compromised by Russia during the 2016 election, according to three senior intelligence officials who said the states were never informed. They were: Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Draftin’ out, maxin’ out, hardly relaxin’ all cool / And all introducing bills inside of House chambers
Lyrics to the Utah House of Representative's parody song to the tune of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song. Their version details how a law is made.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ Sues Houston Over Discrimination Against Female Firefighters
The Justice Department has sued the city of Houston over sex discrimination claims launched by two female firefighters who say their male coworkers tormented them by urinating on the women's bathroom walls and sinks and scrawling vulgar slurs on their belongings.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Comes Out Against Arming Teachers
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is working with lawmakers on legislation to address school safety, though he wouldn't divulge which ideas he supports.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Russia Compromised 7 States Prior to 2016 Election
The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election — but never told the states involved, according to multiple U.S. officials.
March 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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