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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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'Difficult Case to Defend': Surveillance Video Shows Florida City Commissioner Fatally Shooting Alleged Shoplifter
For more than a week, details in the case of a Lakeland city commissioner who fatally shot an alleged shoplifter came mainly from police accounts.
October 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Orders Lead-Paint Companies to Pay Cities' Removal Costs
The lead paint industry's efforts to avoid a cleanup bill for more than $400 million has reached the end of the road.
October 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter Registration Extended in Hurricane-Impacted Georgia Counties
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has re-opened voter registration in four South Georgia counties where Hurricane Michael forced their election offices to close last week.
October 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
30 out of 80
Beds in Alaska's state-run psychiatric hospital not being used because of staffing shortages. Patients are instead being diverted to emergency rooms and jails -- even if they have not been accused of a crime.
October 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
First day she wanted to watch me, and 'get a feel' of Africa. So I shot a whole family of baboons. I think she got the idea quick
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer in an email to colleagues about his hunting trip to Namibia, where he killed and photographed himself with large dead animals, including a giraffe. Republican Gov. Butch Otter said the emails and graphic photos did not "exercise good judgment" and called for his resignation. Fischer obliged.
October 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’m a pissed off dad. My son isn’t here anymore. The state has spent billions and [the drug companies] have profited billions.
Minnesota state Rep. Dave Baker, a Republican who sponsored a failed bill this year that would have charged pharmaceutical companies a fee for every opioid painkiller they sell. It would have raised an estimated $20 million in annual funding for opioid abuse prevention and treatment.
October 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1.5%
Average drop in Obamacare premiums for 2019, marking the first time rates have dropped since the 2010 health-care law was implemented.
October 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia GOP Secretary of State, Who's Running for Governor, Sued for Blocking Voter Registrations
Several civil rights organizations are suing Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to stop the state from enforcing a law that has put more than 53,000 voter registrations on hold.
October 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Hurricane, Judge Rejects Florida Democrats' Request to Extend Voter Registration
After the Florida Democratic Party filed a lawsuit earlier this week seeking a statewide extension of the voter registration deadline, a federal judge has rejected it, saying "there is no justification."
October 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Between now and Nov. 6, you better put a catcher's mask on your face, because I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes.
Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor Scott Wagner, threatening his opponent, Gov. Tom Wolf, in a campaign video posted on Facebook.
October 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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