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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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North Dakota Oil Boom Sparks Rise in HIV/AIDS
While North Dakota has one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates in the nation, the number of cases in the state has grown significantly in just a few years, mirroring rapid population growth as workers from around the country flock to jobs in the state's oil boom.
October 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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AG Candidates Spar over Whether They Have to Defend State Laws
The candidates for attorney general in their first debate Sunday clashed over how they would handle challenges to state laws, with the Democrat saying she would not defend Wisconsin's voter ID law and other measures and the Republican arguing the state's top cop must take on that work.
October 14, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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35,000 Tennessee Students Apply for Free Community College
With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, it's now crunch time for a program that has already attracted 35,016 applications from high school students across the state. That has put Tennessee Promise on pace to perhaps double the state's goal of 20,000 applications.
October 14, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Popularity Reaches Lowest Recorded Levels
A majority of New Jersey voters now have an unfavorable impression of Gov. Chris Christie, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, with just 42 percent of registered voters carrying a favorable impression of him – the lowest ever recorded by the poll.
October 14, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$63,000
The cost of Harvoni, the recently FDA-approved drug for hepatitis C, which is about $20,000 cheaper than Sovaldi. Both drugs have cure rates higher than 90 percent.
October 13, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Casinos Post Region's Biggest (and Only) Revenue Gains
Maryland was the only state in the Mid-Atlantic whose casino revenue increased significantly between 2012 and 2013, as it cashed in on gamblers who had previously headed out of the state. But there are signs that the rapid pace of growth may be slowing.
October 13, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Fear Highway Guardrails May Be Deadly
Internal communications and documents from the highway administration show that a senior engineer charged with examining the guardrails expressed reservations about their safety, before he signed off on their continued use about two years ago.
October 13, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poll: More Say Obamacare Hurts Them Rather Than Helps
Though the nation’s overall uninsured rate has dropped about five percentage points in the last year, Americans are still more likely to say the health care law hurt them rather than helped them, according to a new Gallup survey.
October 10, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma's Renovated Death Chamber After Botched Execution
State Corrections Department officials gave a media tour of Oklahoma’s newly renovated death chamber Thursday and confirmed they are prepared to move forward with two upcoming executions in November.
October 10, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing Federal Review, Baltimore Plans to Curb Police Brutality
Baltimore's mayor and police commissioner outlined Tuesday a sweeping plan to reduce police brutality, including the possibility of equipping officers with body cameras, while reiterating that they are committed to restoring public trust in the agency.
October 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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