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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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Every day prisoners are harmed due to conditions of confinement. For some of us it's as if we are already dead. So what do we have to lose?
Statement from prisoners leading what could be the largest prison labor strike in U.S. history. They are calling for improved prison conditions, an end to life without parole, more funding for rehabilitation services, and to be paid the prevailing wage for their work.
August 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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That’s how I stay in shape. ... I’ve never felt ashamed of pole dancing. It’s just an art for me.
Kandice Mason, who was recently suspended from her teaching job after posting a video of her pole dancing on her Facebook page.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint Water Crisis: Health Director to Face Trial for Manslaughter
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon will stand trial on charges he caused the deaths of two Genesee County men during the Flint water crisis. Genesee District Judge David Goggins bound Lyon's case over to Genesee Circuit Court for trial on two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of Robert Skidmore and John Snyder, who prosecutors say died as a result of Legionnaires' disease, and one count of misconduct in office.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Mob Rule' Won't Be Tolerated, Says UNC After Protesters Topple Confederate Statue
UNC system officials issued a statement Tuesday about the protesters' removal of UNC's Silent Sam Confederate monument, saying "mob rule" won't be tolerated.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Majority-Black Georgia County Proposes Closing 7 of 9 Polling Places
A Georgia county has proposed closing seven of its nine polling places on the basis that they are not sufficiently accessible to handicapped individuals, sparking outrage among local residents and activists.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Premature deaths that the EPA estimates will result from the Trump administration's proposed changes to Obama's Clean Power Plan. The latter set aggressive targets for limiting carbon emissions while the new rule would worsen air pollution.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With New Coal Emissions Rules, EPA to Give States More Power
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a new set of rules that would give states greater control over limits on pollution from coal-fired power plants -- and likely allow many of those plants to operate longer than they would have under a plan former President Barack Obama had set in motion.
August 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’ve been smoking since I’m 16. What are the chances I’m going to quit now at 73? Let me die happy.
Delores Hall, a retired nurse’s aide who lives in public housing in Atlanta. As of this month, smoking is banned within 25 feet of public housing and could be grounds for eviction.
August 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Indian nationals arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in 2018. People seeking asylum from India, by traveling through Mexico, represent a small but growing portion of immigrant detainees.
August 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Paid Sick Leave Is Blocked Before It Begins in Austin
A state appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Austin's ordinance that would require private employers to provide paid sick leave.
August 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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