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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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Philadelphia to Post Civilian Complaints About Police Online
Civilian complaints against police -- public documents that have long been difficult for members of the public to access -- will be posted on a city website beginning this fall, Mayor Kenney's office announced Wednesday.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Insurers Get New Hope (and Allies)
Health insurers have won powerful allies in a fight over federal subsidies that President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel for millions of people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ: Affirmative Action Investigation Limited to One Case Involving Asian-Americans
An internal Justice Department posting seeking lawyers for “investigations and possible litigation" relating to university affirmative action policies was a call for volunteers to work on a single complaint filed by Asian-American groups accusing Harvard University of racial bias in admissions, not a sweeping policy change, a department spokeswoman said Wednesday.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Maine, Lawmakers Override Governor to Raise the Age for Buying Tobacco
Maine will become the fourth state to make 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products after the Legislature overrode Gov. Paul LePage's veto during a long Wednesday session.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NAACP Issues First-Ever Travel Advisory for a State
NAACP officials say their recent travel advisory for Missouri is the first that the civil rights group has issued for any state.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Congresswoman Joins Crowded Race for Tennessee's First Female Governor
U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tennessee, is entering the 2018 race for governor of Tennessee, ending months of speculation and adding a deep-pocketed candidate who is widely considered a front-runner to an already-crowded Republican field.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA Backtracks on Clean Air Rules One Day After States Sue
One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants.
August 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$102 million
Fine that Duke Energy, the nation’s largest electric utility worth $50 billion, must pay after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by polluting four major rivers in North Carolina.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There is a set of us that want to dismantle the entire system of government that we have now. I'm not there. My life's work in electoral politics is to make the argument that this system is redeemable and it is up to us, as millennials, to redeem it.
khalid kamau, who may be the first Black Lives Matter organizer elected to public office. In November, he won a spot on the South Fulton, Ga., City Council.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Prison Staff Shortage Prompts State of Emergency in Kansas
El Dorado Correctional Facility's staffing shortage constitutes an official emergency, the Kansas Department of Corrections said Tuesday in response to a complaint over mandatory 12-hour shifts for workers at the prison.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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