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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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Partisan Divide over Cause of Meningitis Outbreak Emerges
Sharp partisan disagreement over the cause of last fall’s meningitis outbreak became apparent as House Republicans accused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of ignoring numerous warning signs about compounding pharmacies.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Dakota's GOP Governor Signs Medicaid Expansion into Law
GOP lawmakers in both chambers said they felt forced to vote to expand Medicaid because of the added to costs residents if they didn't.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Expansion Takes Center Stage in Iowa
The issue is one of the most controversial issues remaining before the Legislature this year, and could affect whether tens of thousands of poor Iowans have insurance next year.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Weiner Has a Chance Among Dems if he Runs for NYC Mayor
Anthony Weiner, the former U.S. congressman who resigned in 2011 after engaging in lewd online behavior, is running second among Democratic candidates for mayor of New York even though he hasn’t entered the race, a Marist College poll showed.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas' New Abortion Law Faces Legal Challenge
A little more than a month after the state’s Legislature made history by passing the earliest abortion ban in the nation, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed suit in federal court against the ban — arguing it flies in the face of Roe v. Wade.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State Plans 'Aggressive' DUI Crackdown
Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers want to stiffen drunken-driving penalties, charge suspects more quickly and even ban third-time offenders from buying alcohol for 10 years.
April 17, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa's Generous Employee Benefits, Winning Audits, and the Side Effect of Furloughs
Plus: the misconception about failure and more management news
April 16, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Many Clicks Does it Take to Get to State Tax Info Online?
A tax-related research body took a look at how prominently states featured key tax data on their websites.
April 16, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio's Oil Dream Fades as Drillers Pack Up
Four of the biggest stakeholders in untapped deposits known as the Utica Shale have put up all or part of their acreage for sale, as prices fall by a third in some cases.
April 16, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Gov. Brewer's Budget Axes Public-Defender Funds
Gov. Jan Brewer’s budget proposal would permanently end state aid to indigent defendants while keeping the prosecutors’ portion of the program in place.
April 16, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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