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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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Michigan Legislature OKs State-Based Health Exchange
The framework of the Affordable Care Act is beginning to take shape in Michigan, as state legislators, some reluctantly, agreed to begin setting up the policies and processes needed to implement the sweeping national health care reform.
March 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wyoming No Longer Only State Without Human Trafficking Laws
Wyoming now has its own laws barring human trafficking.
March 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Task Force Wraps Up, Sends Recommendations to Colorado Lawmakers
Taken together, the recommendations represent a comprehensive set of ideas to regulate a recreational-marijuana regime unlike any in history.
March 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Sports Betting Suffers Another Setback in New Jersey
A federal judge upheld a 1992 law prohibiting sports wagering in 46 of 50 U.S. states, including New Jersey.
March 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Obama Calls for Supreme Court to Overturn California's Gay Marriage Ban
It marks the first time the administration has stood against a state's right to outlaw gay marriage.
March 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Cloud Computing in Texas, Chief Innovation Officers and Cyberthreats
News you should know about government and technology.
February 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Pennsylvania Governor's Pension Proposal Faces Challenges
The Republican governor's proposal to reduce benefits for current employees is the centerpiece of his initiative. But it faces an uphill fight in the legislature and possibly in the courts.
February 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Marriage Battle Begins in Minnesota Legislature
After Minnesota’s November defeat of the GOP-led constitutional ban and the ouster of Republicans from legislative leadership, advocates now believe they have their best shot at overturning the state’s statutory ban
February 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sheriff Arpaio Offers to Detain Freed Illegal Immigrants in 'Tent City'
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he has a solution for the federal government’s mass release of illegal immigrants to cut costs ahead of the sequester: Send them for free to his “Tent City," where prisoners sleep in tents and are required to wear pink underwear.
February 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Reverses Unemployment Benefits Decision After National Backlash
After a torrent of criticism, Gov. Mike Pence’s administration reversed its decision to suspend extended federal unemployment benefits for about 32,000 jobless Hoosiers.
February 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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