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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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HHS Sends Warning to 2 States That Ended Planned Parenthood Contracts
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services warned Alabama on Thursday that its cancellation of Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood could violate federal law.
August 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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17 States Sue EPA Over Air Quality Rules
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other state attorneys general in a legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,accusing it of illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in those states.
August 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Member of Infamous Escape Plan Killed in Prison Riot
A man convicted of taking part in a notorious 1971 escape attempt from San Quentin State Prison that left a founder of the Black Guerrilla Family prison gang dead was slain Wednesday in a riot in Folsom State Prison, officials said.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Ends Special Session No. 1 With No Budget
Call it anticlimactic. Call it a breather between two very difficult budget debates.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania AG Refuses to Resign and Blames Her Legal Troubles on Porn
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane proclaimed her innocence on criminal charges Wednesday, and blamed her legal troubles on enemies trying to conceal their involvement in emails laced with "pornography, racial insensitivity, and religious bigotry."
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Accidentally Keeps Thousands From Starting College
A last-minute decision by California education leaders cost scores of students around the state -- including at least a dozen in San Francisco -- a final chance to graduate from high school and go to a four-year college this fall.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fatal Shooting of Social Worker Highlights Dangers of the Job
A Vermont social worker gunned down by an angry mother after she lost custody of her daughter is a reminder of the dangers local caseworkers face every day, said the union president for DCF staffers.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voters Could Make Ohio 1st Midwest State to Legalize Marijuana
Ohio will vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in November, state officials announced Wednesday.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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National Data on Police's Use of Force Proves Almost Useless
When the Justice Department surveyed police departments nationwide in 2013, officials included for the first time a series of questions about how often officers used force.
August 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin State Workers Will Start Paying More for Health Care
Out-of-pocket costs for health care will double next year for state workers, after Gov. Scott Walker signed the budget in July authorizing changes approved by the state's Group Insurance Board in May.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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