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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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Pittsburgh Mayor: Trump Misrepresented Our City's Economy
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he took personal offense to President Donald Trump's reference to the Steel City in announcing the United States' departure from the Paris climate agreement.
June 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Combat Opioids, Delaware Tries a New Solution
Delaware is trying something completely new in the fight against opioid and heroin addiction, but it could be a long time before it sees any results.
June 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Trump Exits Climate Deal, States Form Alliance to Uphold It
Moving quickly to fill a climate leadership vacuum opened by President Trump, the governors of California, New York and Washington on Thursday announced a new alliance of states dedicated to fighting global warming and urged others to join them.
June 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
On my watch, if the drug companies want to keep doing business in Ohio, they need to pay for the police and first responders, the detox facilities and recovery services that threaten to bankrupt our cities and towns.
Nan Whaley, the mayor of Dayton and a candidate for Ohio governor, urging the state to take action to address the opioid epidemic. Her words come amid news that the state's attorney general filed a lawsuit against five drug manufacturers, seeking financial damages for their role in the crisis.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Terminally ill people in California who have sought a prescription for life-ending drugs since June 2016, which is when the state's physician-assisted death law took effect. The practice is legal in five other states plus the District of Columbia.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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If Trump Pulls Out of Paris Climate Deal, California Governor Urges States to Act
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on states to forge an alliance to support the Paris climate deal following reports that President Trump plans to withdraw the United States from the landmark international accord.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Widow of Congressman Running for Utah Legislature
Jacquelyn Orton says her late husband — former Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Orton — likely would shake his head in disbelief that she's finally running for office, after turning down encouragement from him and others to do so for years.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Bathroom Case, Federal Court Unanimously Sides With Transgender Student
A 17-year-old transgender Kenosha high school student can continue using the boy's restroom, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting school district arguments against the practice.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State Offers Cautionary Tale of Repealing Health Reform
Republicans in the state of Washington didn't wait long in the spring of 1995 to fulfill their pledge to roll back a sweeping law expanding health coverage in the state.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Legislative Session Ends Without a Budget for Illinois
Spring session ended with another thud Wednesday, as Democratic fear of blowback from raising taxes trumped a desire by some to put a spending plan on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk.
June 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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