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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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5 Governors to Testify Before Congress About Obamacare
Five governors will testify in front of the Senate Health Committee next month on ways to fix ObamaCare.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Cartoon Controversy, Illinois Governor Dumps New Press Team
Following a series of political misfires during the past month, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday tried to reset his administration by parting ways with his recently rebuilt press staff after a weeklong flap over a school funding cartoon some lawmakers deemed racist.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Double Dipping' Pensions No Longer an Option for Illinois Police
Legislation to prevent law enforcement officers from retiring, collecting a pension and then returning to active police duty to earn a second pension was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Bruce Rauner at the Naperville Municipal Center.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Alt-Right Group Rallies in San Francisco, Dog Owners Plan to Silently Protest -- With Poop
A rally that some are calling a gathering of right-wing supporters this weekend in San Francisco could have attendees watching their every step.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2 to 20%
Income loss that the poorest counties in the country will likely incur this century because of climate change.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Our county was created in 1850, and honestly, it hasn’t changed much since then. We’re using 19th-century tools to deal with 21st-century problems.
Vincent Perez, the county commissioner of El Paso, Texas, which is home to dozens of colonias -- makeshift subdivisions of predominantly poor people that lack basic services like safe drinking water. In the latest state budget, Texas cut funding for an ombudsman program that helped colonia residents figure out what public programs are available to them.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why the War on Opioids Is Entering Veterinarians’ Offices
Some states are taking the war on opioids into veterinarians’ offices, aiming to prevent people who are addicted to opioids from using their pets to procure drugs for their own use.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas State Senator Runs for Congress
It's official: State Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano, is running for Congress.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Prepares for First Execution of a White Man for Killing a Black Man
In the 41 years since Florida reinstated the death penalty, a white person convicted of killing a black person has never been put to death.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will Charlottesville Hurt the Movement to Strengthen Free Speech on College Campuses?
The sight of white supremacists marching through the heart of the University of Virginia, carrying flaming Tiki torches and shouting “Jews will not replace us!” — followed by the killing of a counterprotester at a rally in downtown Charlottesville the next day — may put the brakes on state efforts to strengthen campus free speech protections.
August 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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