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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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New York's Top Judge Calls for Grand Jury Reform in Police Shootings
In the wake of polarizing grand jury decisions in the police-related deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, New York's top judge wants judges to oversee the grand jury process in cases involving deadly and near-deadly incidents involving police and civilians.
February 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Enrollment Expected to Exceed Last Year's
Approximately 11.4 million people have signed up for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act this year, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday, signaling a strong conclusion to the federal health law's second enrollment period.
February 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Vows to Fight Courts, Congress and States on Immigration Ruling
The Obama administration promised Tuesday to fight against opposition from both the courts and Congress to keep in place its expansive new programs to shield millions of immigrants from deportation, a key piece of the president's effort to shape his legacy in his final years in office.
February 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At Least 30 Days Til Boston's Transit Is Back on Track
The blizzard-battered commuter rail and subway will not be back to normal for "at least" another 30 days, the transit authority's embattled general manager admitted yesterday, forecasting a bleak month of long, expensive slogs for hundreds of thousands of commuters -- as another storm looms.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland and Maine Join Multistate Task Force to Combat Heroin
Calling heroin a crisis that crosses state boundaries, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh said Thursday that his office will join counterparts in the Northeast to share information and jointly prosecute drug traffickers.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oil Train Derailment in West Virginia Renews Safety Questions
The derailments this week of two trains carrying crude oil have raised new questions about the adequacy of federal efforts to improve the safety of moving oil on tank cars from new North American wells to distant refineries.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Government Toughens Grading System for Nursing Homes
Starting immediately, the federal government is making it harder for nursing homes to get top grades on a public report card, in part by increasing scrutiny of their use of anti-psychotic drugs and raising the bar on an array of quality measures.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Now That Kate Brown Is Oregon's Governor, Who Will Be Secretary of State?
Speculation is brewing over who will succeed Kate Brown as Oregon's next secretary of state when she becomes governor next week, replacing John Kitzhaber.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Halts Obama's Executive Order on Immigration
A federal judge in south Texas issued an injunction Monday temporarily blocking a program President Obama announced in November that would defer deportation for about 5 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
February 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber Resigns as His 4th Term Begins
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, ending a storied 37-year career in politics, relinquished his office Friday after a week of escalating pressure.
February 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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