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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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State Driver's License Suspension Policies Create Cycle of Debt
The last time Kenneth Seay lost his job, at an industrial bakery that offered health insurance and Christmas bonuses, it was because he had been thrown in jail for legal issues stemming from a revoked driver’s license. Same with the three jobs before that.
April 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA Carbon-Cutting Rule Heads to Court Over Drafting Error
A congressional drafting error and clunky phrase is putting a second of President Barack Obama's signature endeavors in jeopardy. This time it's climate change.
April 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Have Non-Lethal Weapons Reduced Deadly Police Force?
Many departments have been using them for decades, and the technology for some recently improved.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Inmate Executed in 1998 Killing
A Missouri inmate was executed Tuesday night for killing a man in a fit of rage over child support payments 16 years ago.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Medicaid May Have to Repay $34M to Feds
A new audit recommends that Missouri refund more than $34 million to the federal government because the state did not comply with Medicaid regulations.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Replaces State Auditor Who Committed Suicide
Nicole Galloway, a certified public accountant and the Democratic county treasurer in Boone County, was tapped by Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday to replace the late Tom Schweich as state auditor.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chris Christie Pitches Overhauling Social Security and Health Care
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent his first day in New Hampshire pitching overhauls to Social Security and federal health care, visiting a pizzeria and courting Republicans during what appeared to be a campaign trip in all but name.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Cheating Educators Reject Sentencing Deal, Atlanta Judge Teaches Them a Lesson
The longest criminal trial in Georgia history ended Tuesday with two former educators admitting guilt in the nation's largest test-cheating conspiracy and eight others proclaiming innocence as a judge ordered them to prison.
April 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fighting Homelessness, One Smartphone at a Time
Holly Leonard has been homeless on and off for years. There was a stint in jail and, more recently, a period in a women’s homeless shelter, while her husband slept in their car.
April 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Hires PR Firm to Rebuild Image in Wake of Religious Freedom Controversy
Indiana's economic development and tourism agencies announced Monday they have hired global PR firm Porter Novelli to help rebuild the state's image in the wake of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act debacle.
April 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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