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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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Arkansas Governor Open to Keeping Medicaid Expansion -- With Changes
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday he is open to continuing to accept federal funding for Medicaid expansion if the federal government grants the state increased flexibility in shaping its health-care programs.
August 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FDA Warns Ohio Not to Illegally Import Execution Drugs
Ohio prisons officials, scrambling to find drugs for the next execution just five months away, had the door slammed on obtaining them from foreign sources.
August 21, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fatal St. Louis Police Shooting Ignites New Protests
The killing of an 18-year-old black man by St. Louis police in the city's Fountain Park neighborhood ignited protests once again Wednesday, with an angry crowd disputing police accounts of the incident.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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‘Crisis-Level’ Caseloads Triple for Massachusetts Child Welfare Workers
The state’s beleaguered child welfare agency — grappling with the death of a 2-year-old girl at an Auburn foster home — has seen the number of staffers handling “crisis-level” workloads more than triple over a recent 18-month period, statistics show.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Pushes School Agenda
Down in the polls, Governor Christie used an education summit in New Hampshire to push his New Jersey success stories and take shots, first at a teachers union that partnered with him, then at rival Jeb Bush, who said earlier in the day that he couldn’t work with the union in his state.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Court Rules on Public Records Fees
The state's Office of Open Records has ruled that government agencies are not permitted to charge fees if people requesting public records wish to use their smartphones to photograph the records they are examining.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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During Drought, California's Sinking Faster
The floor of the Central Valley is sinking at a record pace as drought-gripped farmers pump out the groundwater beneath them, new satellite data show.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Dept. Presses Civil Rights Agenda in Local Courts
Burlington, Wash., was a small city fighting what seemed like a local lawsuit.
August 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Who's Responsible for the Undrinkable Water in Texas?
Incompetence, local politics, lack of resources — all have been blamed for the foul tap water that periodically streams from the faucets of about 8,000 residents in two small border communities.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drought Costing California $2.7 Billion This Year
The drought is costing California about $2.7 billion this year, according to a new UC Davis study, although the statistics suggest the state's overall economy can withstand the impact.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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