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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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Why Teen Pregnancies Dropped: More Contraceptives, Not Less Sex
Teen pregnancy is way down. And a study suggests that the reason is increased, and increasingly effective, use of contraceptives.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Dumps 29 of Past Governors' Political Hires
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration on Thursday sent layoff notices to 29 workers at the Illinois Department of Transportation who held controversial patronage positions, a move the governor's office said is aimed at ridding the agency of political hires made under Democratic predecessors.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Race for Missouri Governor, Democrat Has Big Fundraising Lead Over Republican
The Democrat seeking to become Missouri's next governor has nearly three times the amount of cash in his campaign account than his Republican rival.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana May Be Legal But Marijuana Social Clubs Are Not, Says Alaska AG
Alaska's gray market marijuana social clubs may have just gone up in smoke.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Asks Feds to Assess Its Elections Cybersecurity
Michael Dickerson was breathing a little easier in his elections office Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dallas Police Chief David Brown Retires at the Height of His Fame
Dallas Police Chief David Brown's public image has never been better. He is at the height of his national popularity, even making a cameo in a newly released music video.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CVS Teams With Massachusetts to Find Overprescribing Doctors
CVS Pharmacy will begin tipping Attorney General Maura Healey to doctors and other prescribers it suspects of over-prescribing powerful opiates and painkillers to patients, according to a settlement her office inked with the national pharmacy chain.
September 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Works With Feds to Protect Elections From Hackers
Kansas is carefully monitoring cyberthreats and partnering with federal agencies to ensure the security of its voter database, the state's director of elections says, as the FBI investigates security breaches of voter databases in Illinois and Arizona.
September 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Use Medical Marijuana or Own a Gun? Americans Can't Do Both.
Gun purchases are off limits in the U.S. to anyone who uses medical marijuana or holds a state-approved medicinal marijuana card, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, accepting the government's view that illegal-drug users are prone to violence.
September 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Opioid Crisis a Hot Topic in New Hampshire's GOP Gubernatorial Debate
In their first televised debate, the four Republican candidates for governor erupted Wednesday night into charges and countercharges over local and state leadership to battle the opioid crisis.
September 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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