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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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Puerto Rico Aims to Appease Congress With New Debt Proposal
Puerto Rico proposed a new plan on Monday to restructure its debt, offering some creditors better terms than an earlier plan but falling well short of winning broad support.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Connecticut State Rep. Runs to Unseat U.S. Senator Blumenthal
Republican state Rep. Dan Carter of Bethel announced that he is running for U.S. Senate on Monday, five weeks before the party is scheduled to pick a nominee.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Virginia Is Transforming the Idea of High School
Virginia high school is going to look different for the freshmen who enroll in 2018.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Website Aims to Make Government Data Easier to Sift Through
For years, the federal government, states and some cities have enthusiastically made vast troves of data open to the public.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cheaper and Stronger Than Heroin, Fentanyl Deaths Spike
When Ohio tallied what many already knew was an alarming surge in overdose deaths from an opioid known as fentanyl, the state asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate.
April 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia Joins Voter ID States
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed 19 bills Friday that West Virginia lawmakers passed at the end of the 60-day legislative session, including several measures that would have lifted various gun restrictions.
April 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill to Block Sexually Explicit Books in School
Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required schools to notify parents of any "sexually explicit" content in a class and offer an alternative. The bill was triggered by concern over Toni Morrison's Pulizter-winning novel "Beloved."
April 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYPD Under Fire for Arresting Addicts Instead of Dealers
The 55-year-old crack addict counted his change outside a Harlem liquor store. He had just over a dollar, leaving him 35 cents short of the cheapest mini-bottle.
April 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Solar Energy Question Qualifies for Sunshine State Voters' Ballot
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment backed by utility companies that would maintain the status quo in how solar energy is regulated.
April 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawsuits Could Erase Texas' $4.2B Surplus
Last week, lawyers for the state of Texas got the latest in a string of bad legal news.
April 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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