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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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States, cities and counties that are suing at least one prescription drug company. Most are seeking monetary damages for the opioid epidemic. Some also want the drugmakers to change their marketing tactics.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I can tell you it is an awkward and disheartening feeling to keep something alive while it is mutilated in front of you.
Kirsten Butler, a veterinary technician testifying at a city council hearing that spurred Denver to become the first city outside California to ban cat declawing.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What It's Like to Market Obamacare With Less Federal Help and More Confusion
In Florida, the state’s main nonprofit health organization is sending out flyers, running radio spots, and even calling people individually to remind them to sign up for health insurance. In Texas, volunteers are fanning out across the state.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Vaccine Shortage Complicates Battle Against Hepatitis A Outbreaks
San Diego County, battling a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A, is postponing an outreach campaign to provide the second of two inoculations against the contagious liver disease until a national shortage of the vaccine is resolved, the county’s chief public health officer said.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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$15 Minimum Wage Bill Signed in Maryland County
The mood was joyous as lawmakers, advocates and impacted workers gathered Monday for the bill signing making a $15 minimum wage the law in Montgomery County, Maryland.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Appeals Court Lets Trump's Latest Travel Ban Take Partial Effect
A federal appeals court Monday partially revived President Donald Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries, allowing it to go into effect against people without a "bona fide" connection in the U.S., such as close family members.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Becomes 28th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana for PTSD
Veterans and other people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder can now obtain medical marijuana as treatment.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears
The Trump administration’s endorsement of work requirements in Medicaid and increased state flexibility is part of broader strategy to shrink the fast-growing program for the poor and advance conservative ideas that Republicans failed to get through Congress.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Google Now Under Investigation by Missouri
Missouri's attorney general announced Monday that his office is investigating Google for potential violations of the state's consumer-protection and antitrust laws.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Picks Up 3 Free-Speech Cases
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear an anti-abortion group's free-speech challenge to a California law that requires "crisis pregnancy centers" to notify patients that the state offers subsidies for contraception and abortion.
November 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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