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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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Illinois Governor Eliminates Funding for Treatment in Anti-Heroin Bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to rewrite a wide-ranging measure aimed at curbing heroin use, eliminating a requirement that the state's Medicaid health care program for the poor pay for medication and therapy programs to treat addiction.
August 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Ferguson, States Struggle to Limit Crippling Court Debt
For years, state and local governments have attached additional fees and costs to everything from speeding tickets to parole supervision.
August 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Becomes First State to Adopt New Racial Profiling Rules
Eight months after the Justice Department announced new curbs on racial profiling, Maryland became on Tuesday the first state to follow suit, with guidelines aimed at severely restricting law enforcement officers from singling out suspects based on traits including race, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
August 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Human Error Exposes SSN and Salary of Illinois Prison Workers
A data breach that involved the accidental release of the Social Security numbers and salaries of more than 1,000 Illinois Department of Corrections staffers was the result of human error, officials said Friday.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Dakota Governor Won't Seek Re-Election
Gov. Jack Dalrymple announcing Monday that he will not run for re-election next year drew a range of reactions from local state legislators and other leaders.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfires Burning Across Northwest and West
A Washington wildfire grew to be the largest in state history Monday as tens of thousands of firefighters battled to get the upper hand against dozens of large blazes across the West and Northwest.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Revives Wage Rules for Home Health Workers
A federal appeals court on Friday revived Obama administration regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protection to nearly 2 million home health care workers.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson Announces Major Court Changes
Ahead of a major new municipal reform law taking effect this week, the municipal court in Ferguson announced sweeping changes on Monday.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hillary Clinton Looks to State Democratic Parties for Fundraising
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign has gotten commitments from four Democratic state parties, including the one in crucial proving ground of New Hampshire, to enter into joint fundraising agreements to begin raising money now, while the nominating battle is underway.
August 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Hands Redistricting to Courts for Only Second Time in History
As Florida legislators dissolved their two-week redistricting session Friday without agreement on a congressional map, they acknowledged they were ready to repeat something they had done only once before in state history -- turning over the complicated task of drawing maps to the courts.
August 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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