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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
It’s really a sad state of affairs that, as a legislator, I have to run around the state and check to see if inmates have toilet paper.
Florida state Rep. Rep. David Richardson, who uses a provision in state law that lets lawmakers inspect prisons and has found many inmates without toilet paper. He has complained to the state but has yet to see a change in policy.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Employees left in the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention after the state budget eliminated its funding. The sole survivor is operating on federal grants and what's left of last year's budget.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Before Tragedy Struck Ohio State Fair, Inspectors OK'd Ride That Malfunctioned
The Ohio State Fair ride that ejected passengers, killing one and injuring seven, had been cleared by state inspectors to operate, officials said Wednesday night.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Proves a Lifeline for Places That Talk Women Out of Abortions
When Taylor Merendo moved to Bloomington, Ind., nearly two years ago, fleeing an abusive marriage, she needed help.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Governor Upsets Both Parties With Tax-Cut Veto
Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed on Tuesday a tax cut recently approved by the Michigan Legislature, saying the measure would put too much strain on the state's budget.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Filmmakers Leave Florida, Cities Hope to Entice Them Back
As more TV and film productions make their home in Georgia, California and elsewhere outside the Sunshine State, another local government is hoping to make up a part of the nearly $300 million in incentives that Florida once offered to the industry.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Taps Brownback, One of the Least-Liked Governors, for Religious Freedom Ambassador
President Donald Trump has appointed Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to an ambassadorship, a little more than a month after the Kansas governor saw his signature tax policy dismantled by the state's Legislature.
July 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
In Wake of Woman's Shooting, Minneapolis Updates Body Camera Policy for Police
Minneapolis police officers must turn on their body cameras when responding to any call, traffic stop or self-initiated activity, Acting Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Wednesday, in a key change to city policy in the wake of Justine Damond's shooting death.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Execution Marks Ohio's First in 3 Years
Akron child killer Ronald Phillips was put to death Wednesday, the first execution carried out in Ohio in more than three years.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We don't need pot to have fun. We're Hispanics ... We're cool by default.
Message on a billboard that the Washington state Department of Health used in an attempt to deter Hispanic teens from using marijuana. After stirring some controversy on social media, the ad is being taken down.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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