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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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Year that South Dakota started violating a federal law that requires Medicaid to cover abortions in cases of rape or incest. It's the only state that hasn't been complying, and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says there are no plans to change that.
February 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. ... How can an individual who's been embraced by the city of Chicago turn around and slap everyone in this city in the face by making these false claims?
Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson, during a news conference to announce that the "Empire" actor is being charged with a felony for allegedly filing a false police report. Smollett alleges that he was beaten and had a rope placed around his neck while racist and homophobic slurs were yelled. Johnson says there is evidence that Smollett set up the attack.
February 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Auto Emission Talks Between White House and California Break Down
Already-faltering negotiations between the Trump administration and California aimed at resolving a dispute over fuel-economy standards have broken down completely, according to a top Democratic lawmaker.
February 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States with "trigger" laws that would immediately ban abortion in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Arkansas is the latest to pass one. The others are Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota and South Dakota.
February 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Many foster youths don’t want [foster parents] to be paid at all. The minute you introduce money into the occasion, kids feel like a cash cow.
Jill Duerr Berrick, a professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, on the controversial but growing idea of making foster parenting a profession.
February 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court: Constitutional Ban on 'Excessive Fines' Applies to State and Local Governments
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said Wednesday that the 8th Amendment's ban on "excessive fines" applies to states and local agencies, not just the federal government.
February 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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$2.6 billion
Money that the Trump administration wants California to pay back. It was given to the state for its high-speed rail project and has already been spent. The federal government claims the move is due to changes in California's rail plan; the governor argues it's political payback for the state suing to block the border wall.
February 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
A lot of the violence and pain we suffer in our communities arises out of young men who nobody has said to them what it means to be respected. So they are looking around and thinking, ‘Well, I guess being respected means I can make you back down.'
Former President Barack Obama, speaking to a group of young black, Latino and Native American boys at a My Brother's Keeper event. Obama started the public-private initiative, which has spread to nearly 250 cities, to help minority boys who face systemic disadvantages.
February 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rooms at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., paid for by Maine taxpayers while then-Gov. Paul LePage and his staff were in town to meet with the president and members of Congress. The rooms cost $362 to more than $1,100 a night.
February 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I wouldn't work for a candidate who says, 'Oh, no, I'm perfect.' You know there are huge landmines down the road.
David Carney, a Republican consultant, on the importance of conducting opposition research on oneself.
February 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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