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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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As Opioid Epidemic Rages, Washington State and Seattle Join Governments Blaming Rx Drugmakers
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes on Thursday filed separate lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies, including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of fueling the state's ongoing opioid epidemic.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Taxpayers Lose Some Legal Rights in Ohio
Ohioans lost the right Friday to appeal disputed tax decisions directly to the state’s high court, a scarcely debated policy change that critics say will have sweeping consequences for businesses, individuals and governments.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sick of Other States' Air Pollution, Maryland Sues EPA
Maryland is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, demanding it address air pollution that blows in from upwind states.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Pulls Out of Obamacare Enrollment Events
Regional representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will not be participating in open enrollment events in the states as they have in years past,
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Angering Conservatives, GOP Governor Makes Abortions More Accessible in Illinois
A somber Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed into law a controversial measure to expand taxpayer-subsidized abortions, drawing unusually sharp criticism from fellow Republicans who accused him of breaking his promise to veto the bill.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ICE Arrests Hundreds of Immigrants in 'Sanctuary Cities' Around the Nation
Immigration officials on Thursday announced hundreds of arrests in an operation targeting communities where police and elected officials have refused to fully cooperate on enforcing federal immigration laws.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Black Lives Matter Is a Movement That Can't Be Sued
Black Lives Matter is a social movement, like the tea party or the civil rights movement, and therefore can't be sued, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Students #TaketheKnee During Anthem and Pledge, Teachers Can't Punish Them
If the past is any indicator, public schools are about to have a big teachable moment about the First Amendment, sparked by a burst of tension between President Donald Trump and professional athletes.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Take Case on Union Fees, Again
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case originally brought by Gov. Bruce Rauner that challenges whether government employee unions should be able to collect fees from nonmembers, a critical question for organized labor nationwide that the court deadlocked over last year.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s like being on 9/11, watching the towers fall and not being able to do anything about it.
A Bureau of Land Management official in Puerto Rico, aiding the recovery effort from Hurricane Maria.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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