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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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Honolulu Police Hire First Female Chief to Lead Troubled Department
In picking Maj. Susan Ballard as the island's new police chief, the Honolulu Police Commission chose someone who's been a commander within the Honolulu Police Department but -- by several accounts including her own -- was outside of the inner circle that flanked now-indicted and retired Chief Louis Kealoha.
October 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Months Late, Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Veto-Proof Budget
Ending months of frustration and false starts, the House of Representatives Thursday gave its strong endorsement to a two-year, $41 billion state budget that closes a yawning deficit, rejects large scale tax increases and seeks to bolster the state's future financial stability.
October 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Makes Opioid Epidemic an Official Emergency -- But Offers No Money to Help It
President Donald Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to take on the deadly opioid epidemic, directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday to declare a limited 90-day public health emergency in response to the crisis.
October 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Wades Into Culture Wars of Virginia Governor's Race
The Virginia governor's race has turned into a culture war -- and President Donald Trump has jumped right in.
October 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As DACA's End Nears, Schools Stand to Lose 20,000 Educators
Vicente Rodriguez runs an after-school program in Loma Linda, Calif., but dreams of becoming an English and ethnic studies teacher in a state desperate to fill teaching jobs.
October 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Rhode Island, Female Candidate for Governor Urges Lawmaker to Keep Sexual Harassment Allegations Quiet
House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan says she has "no knowledge" of sexist behavior at the State House and calls on Rep. Teresa Tanzi to file a report with the state police about the allegations she made to The Providence Journal.
October 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Opioid Epidemic Is Costing This One State Up to $8.8 Billion a Year
A new study of the state's opioid epidemic by Ohio State University researchers shows a staggering economic toll of $6.6 billion to $8.8 billion a year -- about the same amount the state spends annually on K-12 education.
October 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DACA Students Can Be Denied In-State Tuition, Rules Georgia Court
University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley told the Rotary Club of Dalton on Tuesday that affordable education is a key tenet of his leadership.
October 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO: Latest Bipartisan Health Bill Would Reduce Premiums Without Increasing the Uninsured
There's good news and bad news in the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the bipartisan Senate deal to save some Obamacare provisions from President Trump and his wrecking crew.
October 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
22%
The drop in Alaska's Obamacare premiums for silver plans, which are the most popular. It's one of just three states where premiums will go down next year, as the average premium will rise 34 percent.
October 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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