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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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Bipartisan Obamacare Fix From Govs. Kasich and Hickenlooper Almost Ready for Congress
Gov. John Kasich says a bipartisan health-care plan he's been working on with Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is nearly finished.
August 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Schools in Philadelphia Get New Full-Time Help: Social Workers
At Southwark Elementary, there is one counselor for 800 students, many of whom have behavioral and emotional challenges.
August 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Unexpected Benefit of Doctor-Assisted Suicide in California
Some doctors in California felt uncomfortable last year when a new law began allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medicines, saying their careers had been dedicated to saving lives, not ending them.
August 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Trump Ends Clemency Program, Lawyers Look to States
A state program that helps criminal offenders obtain clemencies is gaining some major reinforcements.
August 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Governor Halts Execution to Investigate DNA Evidence
Gov. Eric Greitens called off an execution on Tuesday so the state could make sure it sentenced a guilty man to death.
August 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Train Crash Outside Philadelphia Injures 42
A SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line train ran into an unoccupied train early Tuesday inside the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, injuring 42 people, officials said.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
7,000
Areas in the United States suffering from a shortage of primary-care providers. Most of them are rural.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Read my lips, we want to pay taxes.
Chris Lehane, speaking on behalf of Airbnb to the U.S. Conference of Mayors last year. Most recently, the housing rental company has reached agreements with South Dakota to collect hotel taxes in the state.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fear of 'Sanctuary' Label Drives El Paso's Rejection of ID Cards for Immigrants and the Poor
The El Paso City Council narrowly voted against creating a municipal identification card program amid concerns that the measure would lead to the border city being perceived as the kind of "sanctuary" jurisdiction that has been the target of President Donald Trump and Texas' Republican leaders.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Six Flags Removed Confederate Flags, and the Ag Commissioner of Texas Isn't Happy
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller — the cowboy-hat wearing Republican known for wading deep into partisan and cultural divides — is furious with the Six Flags amusement park chain, calling its decision to take down the Confederate flag and four others that had flown over the park part of a “militant, anarchist movement sweeping our country, destroying and attempting to sanitize our nation’s history.”
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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