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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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Hospitals Make Housing the Homeless Part of Their Job
During the five years Tony Price roamed the streets and dozed in doorways, the emergency rooms of Sacramento’s hospitals were a regular place for him to sleep off a hard day’s drinking.
October 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6 months
Maximum time period the city of Denver will offer rent and utility assistance to low- and moderate-income residents facing potential eviction or loss of a home. The new program starts in November.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It looks like diabetes is the big winner here today. Congratulations.
Elissa Bassler, CEO of the Illinois Public Health Institute, after Cook County, Ill., voted this week to repeal its soda tax -- only two months after it took effect.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats Have Reasons to Worry About the November Elections
The party will likely gain power in New Jersey next month, but holding onto the governor's office in Virginia is proving more challenging.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At This Juvenile Justice Center, Staffers Set Up Fights to Bet on
The allegations were straight out of Oliver Twist: Teens said there were maggots in the food -- and barely enough of it. The youths wore threadbare and filthy clothing. They lacked soap, toothpaste, deodorant, socks. The medical care was lousy, toilets overflowed and the buildings were crumbling. Officers choked and punched them.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Not on the Ballot, But He Dominates Governor's Debate
By law, Chris Christie can't seek a third consecutive term as governor of New Jersey.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rather Than Go to Trial, Some Baltimore Cops Accept 'Minor Disciplinary Action' for Freddie Gray's Death
Two Baltimore police officers have accepted "minor disciplinary action" for their involvement in the 2015 arrest of Freddie Gray rather than argue their cases before departmental trial boards, as they had been scheduled to do, a police union attorney confirmed Tuesday.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma County judge on Friday threw out a law restricting medication abortions for the second time, again finding it unconstitutional.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Soda Tax Repeal in Cook County Marks Major Win for Industry
The Cook County pop tax is headed for repeal after commissioners overwhelmingly signaled their intent to do away with it, marking a big win for soda companies and store owners after both sides spent millions of dollars to sway public opinion on the issue.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At Least 17 Dead as Firefighters Struggle to Contain Wine Country Wildfires
Thousands of firefighters fought the aggressive march of wind-whipped wildfires that raged out of control Tuesday in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Yuba counties -- and the death toll rose to 17 as authorities began the grim task of excavating for bodies amid up to 3,000 ruined homes and businesses.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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