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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 York AG Launches Investigation Into EpiPen Maker
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday he has launched an antitrust investigation into the skyrocketing cost of the epinephrine auto-injector called EpiPen.
September 08, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire's Cap on Education Funding Ruled Unconstitutional
A superior court judge has ruled that the state’s cap on adequacy grants to public schools is unconstitutional.
September 08, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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From Funding to Testing, Court Orders Sweeping Reforms for Connecticut Schools
Declaring that "Connecticut is defaulting on its constitutional duty" to fairly educate its poorest children, a Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to come up with a new funding formula for public schools.
September 08, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Becomes First State to Require Lead Water Testing in Schools
Schools in New York state will be required to test their drinking water for lead contamination under a new measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Prevent Altercations, Illinois Gives Drivers a Lesson in Interacting With Police
A new Illinois law aims to help drivers answer the timely question of what to do if stopped by police.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NRA Endorses a Democrat for Missouri Governor
After a primary election season that featured the Republican candidate for Missouri governor shooting guns and blowing things up, the National Rifle Association on Tuesday endorsed his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Buying Cigarettes? Better Be At Least 21 These Days.
St. Louis County joined on Tuesday 190 other U.S. communities that have chosen to ban the sale of tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems to anyone under the age of 21.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Zika Takes Bigger Bite Out of Miami's Budget Than Expected
Miami-Dade expects to spend almost $10 million fighting Zika through the summer, a growing tab that's already complicating efforts to boost county funding for affordable housing and other last-minute budget sweeteners.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Mayor, Charged With Stealing, Resigns
The mayor of an eastern Pennsylvania borough has resigned five months after he was charged with stealing $8,000 from a fire company social club.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Homicides Hit Bloody Milestone in Chicago
With shootings spiking on Labor Day, Chicago officially surpassed the homicide toll for all of last year, marking another alarming milestone for a city that has seen violence at its worst in two decades with still almost four months to go this year.
September 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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