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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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$50,000
Amount the former first lady of Oregon has agreed to pay to settle an ethics case against her. Cynthia Hayes worked as a paid consultant and an unpaid policy adviser to John Kitzhaber, who resigned in 2015 over the scandal.
April 18, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The passing of this bill is sure to allow hellbenders to breathe easier in the near future and give them a better chance of survival.
Emma Stone, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Student Leadership Council, after Pennsylvania lawmakers voted to make the Eastern hellbender salamander the state's official amphibian. Because of hellbenders' sensitivity to pollution, their population has declined, making it an endangered species in some states.
April 18, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Why DAs Are Fighting a Louisiana Bill to Stop Jailing Rape and Domestic Violence Victims
Louisiana district attorneys oppose a bill that would prohibit prosecutors from putting sexual assault and domestic violence victims in jail in order to compel them to testify in criminal cases against their perpetrators.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Study: Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Effect on Health or Costs
Workplace wellness programs have become an $8 billion industry in the U.S. But a study published Tuesday in JAMA found they don’t cut costs for employers, reduce absenteeism or improve workers’ health.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
As we move toward legalization, it makes absolutely no sense that we're keeping people from finding jobs or advancing their careers because of marijuana use.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who introduced a bill to ban employers from testing job candidates for pot. It passed the city council and is likely to get Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
3
Households being helped by Denver's first-of-its-kind program that uses public and private money to subsidize rent for low-income people. It has been running for almost two years.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$300,000
Maximum amount that Florida law allows government agencies to pay in lawsuits. The Broward County School Board argues that would be the total payout for all victims of the Parkland shooting, but the parents are challenging the sovereign-immunity law -- and how it applies when there are multiple victims -- in court.
April 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
A moderate Republican? A fiscal conservative? A decent person? ... I may have to switch parties so I can vote in a Republican primary!
Tweet after former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced that he will run against President Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination.
April 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6 months or less
Life expectancy that makes a person eligible for physician-assisted suicide in New Jersey, the latest state to legalize "aid in dying." Seven other states have similar laws.
April 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’ll bring [immigrant detainees] to sanctuary city areas and let that particular area take care of it ... They’re always saying they have open arms. Let’s see if they have open arms.
President Trump, on an idea that he says is being given "strong consideration" because Democrats do not agree with his immigration policies.
April 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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