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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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Toxic pollutants released into the air by oil refineries and chemical plants in the week after Harvey hit Texas. Several of the chemicals are known to cause cancer.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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0% Contained Wildfire Prompts Evacuations in Oregon
Under smoky skies just north of the Columbia River, a weary-eyed crowd gathered around Hood River County Sheriff Matt English.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Election Officials Need Money to Boost Cybersecurity, But Where Will They Get It?
The U.S. needs hundreds of millions of dollars to protect future elections from hackers — but neither the states nor Congress is rushing to fill the gap.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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This Voter ID Law Was Deemed Discriminatory. Trump Administration Wants Texas to Enforce It Anyway.
Continuing a dramatic reversal on voting rights under President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal appeals court to allow Texas to enforce a photo voter identification law that a lower court found discriminatory.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Texas, Distrust of Washington Collides With Need for Federal Aid
Few places need the federal government right now more than Texas does, as it begins to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Yet there are few states where the federal government is viewed with more resentment, suspicion and scorn.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Harvey Recovery Will Take $150 to $180 Billion in Federal Aid, Says Texas Governor
Gov. Greg Abbott estimated Sunday that Texas will ultimately need between $150 billion and $180 billion in federal aid to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
September 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Are Transforming the Way They Treat Drug Addicts
Breann Johnson stopped using heroin on Mother’s Day this year, determined to end her 13-year addiction. Days later, she began three months of residential treatment in Riverside, Calif. — all paid for by California’s Medicaid program.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Transparency Advocates Score Win From California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court decided Thursday that data from millions of vehicle license plate images collected by the Los Angeles police and sheriff's departments are not confidential investigative records that can be kept from public disclosure.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Death Penalty Ruling, Florida Prosecutor Revives the Option
After a monthslong legal fight, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala on Friday walked back her ban on pursuing the death penalty, saying a panel of seven assistant state attorneys will review all future first-degree murder cases and seek capital punishment when appropriate.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I just don't want to get high. I don't know if that's because I know I can't get high, but I don't want to do it.
Chris Verzwyvelt, the first inmate at a Louisiana prison to receive a Vivitrol shot, which blocks the effects of and cravings for opioids. The treatment drug is now being used in state prisons and local jails throughout the country.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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