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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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New Mexico Becomes 1st State to Make Cops Carry Overdose-Reversing Drugs
New Mexico on Thursday became the first US state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits as the state works to curb deaths from opioid and heroin overdoses.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rejecting Trump Administration's Request, Judge Approves Baltimore Police Reforms
A federal judge approved Friday the proposed consent decree between Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice, turning the police reform agreement into an order of the court.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Expands School Vouchers to All Students
Late Thursday night, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law an expansion of the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program, his spokesman said, which will allow any student to use taxpayer dollars to pay private-school tuition or for other educational expenses.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Skeptical of Feds' Role in Baltimore Police Reform
An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice said in federal court in Baltimore on Thursday that the department has "grave concerns" about its proposed consent decree with the city and whether it will improve public safety, and needs more time to assess it.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Billionaire Businessman Joins Illinois Governor's Race
Billionaire entrepreneur and investor J.B. Pritzker launched his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor Thursday, framing his candidacy as one about progressive values rather than personal fortune and calling Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner a "failure."
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Mayor Accused of Sexual Abusing Teen in the 1980s
A 46-year-old Kent man sued Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday, claiming Murray "raped and molested" him over several years, beginning in 1986 when the man was a 15-year-old high school dropout.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Police Reform's Future in Jeopardy, Seattle Proves Its Positive Impact on Use-of-Force
Five years after the U.S. Justice Department found Seattle police officers too often resorted to excessive force, the federal monitor overseeing court-ordered reforms issued a glowing report Thursday concluding the department has carried out a dramatic turnaround.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A First in Nation, Maryland Vows to Fund Planned Parenthood If Congress Stops
Gov. Larry Hogan avoided a confrontation with Democratic lawmakers on Thursday by allowing more than a dozen bills to become law without his signature -- including measures that give money to the attorney general to sue the federal government and require the state to fund Planned Parenthood if it loses federal funding.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The 1965 Law Hurting States' Ability to Treat Addicts
Anthony Green says he woke up one morning in January and decided to quit drinking. “I said to myself, ‘If I want something better, I’ve got to do better.’ ” That’s what landed him at Gaudenzia, a residential drug and alcohol treatment center here in North Baltimore.
April 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Once Again, Virginia Lawmakers Crush Governor's Hopes of Expanding Medicaid
Legislative Republicans again turned away Medicaid expansion in Virginia Wednesday during a one-day reconvene session that also saw all of Gov. Terry McAuliffe's vetoes upheld, but many of his attempted bill amendments undone.
April 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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