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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.

Who Said That
The police didn't budge, and I was getting beat to a pulp.
De'Andre Harris, on being chased and beat with wooden poles by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. Harris, who was there to counterprotest the neo-Nazi groups, said a police officer finally came to his aid after five or six minutes. The city's police is under fire for
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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States where there's not a single Democrat in any statewide elected executive position. The same is true for Republicans in nine states.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Gives Obamacare Insurers More Time But No Clarity
Insurers are grappling with a serious predicament in finalizing how much their health plans will cost, even after a three-week extension from the Trump administration.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Senate Asks Police to Recognize White Supremacists as Terrorists
The Illinois Senate on Sunday adopted a resolution urging law enforcement officials to recognize white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Do You Help Addicts Who Don't Want It? Timing May Be Key.
A peer counseling program in Rhode Island that has become a national model for its hospital-bed outreach to drug-overdose survivors is up against a daunting statistic.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds: Cook County's Soda Tax Collection Violates Food Stamp Rules
Cook County's sweetened beverage tax has landed the state in hot water with the feds, potentially causing roughly $87 million in federal food stamp money to be withheld, Illinois officials said Thursday.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Redistricting Rules Anger North Carolina Democrats
North Carolina’s legislative leaders adopted rules Thursday that they will use when drawing new election district lines, after 28 districts were ruled unconstitutional last year.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Tax Holds Up in Washington Supreme Court
The Washington state Supreme Court has upheld Seattle's tax on gun and ammunition sales, according to an opinion issued Thursday morning.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Charlottesville Police Under Fire for Response to Protests and Violence
Expressions of grief and solidarity have played out again and again in other American cities struck by tragedy _ impromptu memorials of flowers and cards, prayers for the dead and injured, pledges of peace.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Day of Charlottesville Violence, Kentucky Mayor Takes Aim at 2 Confederate Monuments
Mayor Jim Gray released a video Sunday further explaining his decision to move two Confederate statues from the lawn of the former Fayette County courthouse on Main Street.
August 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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