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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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Families of Parkland Victims File 20 Lawsuits Alleging Negligence
Parents of students killed and injured in the 2018 mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have filed more than 20 lawsuits, alleging negligence by the Broward Sheriff's Office, the Broward County School Board and Henderson Behavorial Health and "willful and wanton negligence" against former BSO school resource officer Scot Peterson and campus monitor Andrew Medina.
April 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Idaho Adds Work Requirements to Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion
Idaho Gov. Brad Little approved legislation Tuesday adding work restrictions and other conditions to the voter-approved Medicaid expansion initiative.
April 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Other Heartbeat Abortion Laws on Hold, Ohio Poised to Pass One
Despite scores of protesters both outside and inside the legislative chambers Wednesday, Ohio lawmakers approved what both sides are labeling the strictest abortion law in the nation.
April 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s time to stop fake medical exemptions and the doctors who are selling them.
California Sen. Richard Pan, a pediatrician who introduced a bill to require the state health department to sign off on medical exemptions and to let the department revoke exemptions that are inconsistent with CDC guidelines. Outbreaks of measles -- a once-eradicated disease -- have been reported in more than a dozen states this year.
April 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States that have loopholes that make it legal to rape your spouse. Minnesota and Ohio are considering bills that would close them.
April 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Potential fine for parents in New York City who don't vaccinate their children against measles -- a once-eradicated disease. Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency for parts of the city on Tuesday over the outbreak, which has largely impacted the Orthodox Jewish community.
April 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The tax filing system has been captured by a lucrative industry and they guard it jealously. We shouldn’t have to spend our own money on our own tax filing obligations.
Jeremy Bearer-Friend, a tax law expert at New York University. Many European governments offer free tax preparation systems. The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the IRS from setting one up.
April 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Science is back in the state of Florida. Science is back with a vengeance.
Kimberly Mitchell, executive director of Everglades Trust, reacting to news that GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a biologist as the state's first chief science officer. His predecessor was criticized for not addressing climate change and for banning the term from state government.
April 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Reported measles cases this year, which is the highest in the past five years. The once-eradicated disease spread to four more states last week.
April 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Behind the Lens: How Long Beach Prepares for the Grand Prix
Photos and musings from our photographer.
April 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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