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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.

A gavel hitting pills.
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Opioid Lawsuit 'Oversimplifies the Problem,' Rules North Dakota Judge
A lawsuit filed on behalf of North Dakota that aimed to hold big pharma accountable for the impact of the opioid epidemic has been dismissed by a Burleigh County District Court Judge.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You just raped every woman who's been raped by a man. You just raped her all over again.
Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, after lawmakers sent a bill to GOP Gov. Kay Ivey that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions -- even in cases of rape and incest.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
14 out of 33
States where medical marijuana is legal and patients are protected from employment discrimination either through legislation or rulings.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Locals should make decisions, and if you don't like them, you can vote someone else in.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, in his first veto, which was of a bill that would have banned local governments from banning plastic straws.
May 14, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
51st state
While many think it might be the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico, there's also a push to make it Chicago. Eight Illinois lawmakers, all Republicans, have cosigned a statehood resolution.
May 14, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1,000%
Amount by which Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc is accused of inflating some drug prices. More than 40 state attorneys general are suing the drug company.
May 13, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I find it interesting that a state that allows you to walk around with a gun on your hip worries about nunchucks being a problem.
Shawn Sample, a karate instructor, after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill to remove nunchucks from the list of weapons prohibited in public.
May 13, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
A pharmacy in Canada.
Archive
Will the FDA Crackdown on Imported Prescriptions Cost Local Governments?
For years, hundreds of cities and counties have been saving money by letting their employees use cheaper drugs from other countries.
May 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Governors might have the best chance of winning [the presidency] in November but not be able to make it past Super Tuesday.
Thad Kousser, a political scientist who says the current and former governors running for president will be hurt in the primary by their moderate politics and policies. Two governors have already entered the 2020 race -- Jay Inslee of Washington and John Hickenlooper of Colorado -- and Montana's Steve Bullock is expected to join this week.
May 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
15
States where at least one legislative chamber has passed a resolution that declares pornography consumption a public health crisis. The Republican Party made the issue part of its national platform in 2016.
May 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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