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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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Fatal Opioid Overdoses Swamp Medical Examiners
Dr. David Fowler’s staff is scrambling to keep up with the surging stream of corpses flowing through the doors.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Got Medical Debt? Thanks to State AGs, Your Credit Score Could Improve.
For many consumers, an unexpected health care calamity can quickly burgeon into a financial calamity. Just over half of all the debt that appears on credit reports is related to medical expenses, and consumers may find that their credit score gets as banged up as their body.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In an Income Tax-Free State, Seattle Hopes to Tax the Rich
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved an income tax on wealthy residents Monday, a move widely expected to draw a quick legal challenge.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats Flip 2 State Legislative Seats in Oklahoma
Democrats flipped two GOP-controlled districts on Tuesday, giving Oklahoma's minority party a morale boost heading into a long season of special elections as they prepare for 2018.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$48,500
Amount the city of St. Anthony, Minn., agreed to pay the police officer who was recently acquitted of all charges related to his fatal shooting of Philando Castile to leave the department.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I love getting calls from communists in Montclair.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in response to a radio caller who took issue with the governor's beach outing during the state shutdown. Christie auditioned on-air this week for a job hosting a sports radio show.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Pennsylvania's Governor Hasn't Signed a Budget in 3 Years
For the second year in a row, Gov. Tom Wolf will allow the state's budget to become law -- with no way to pay for it yet.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Senate Health Bill Forces States to Pay More for Disabled Children or Cut Their Coverage
Aidan Long is a 13-year-old from Montana who has suffered multiple daily seizures since he was 4. The seizures defy medical cure, and some of them continue for weeks, requiring Aidan to be airlifted to children’s hospitals in Denver or Seattle, said his father, Ben Long. The medical bills to Medicaid and his private insurance have been enormous.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Voter Commission Includes Ex-Ohio Official Who Accidentally Released Voters' SSNs
The Republican gubernatorial primary was just weeks away, and then-Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell had his sights set on securing the nomination.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Voter Commission Tells States Not to Send Data -- Yet
President Donald Trump and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach still want troves of information about voters. Just not yet.
July 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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