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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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'Right-to-Work' Law Not on Wisconsin Gov. Walker's Agenda
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he would not sign a bill to end same-day voter registration because of its cost and reiterated that a right-to-work law was not on his agenda.
December 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Health Exchange to be Run by Feds
Gov. Corbett joins 19 other Republican governors who chose to leave the responsibility of running new online insurance marketplaces to the federal government.
December 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sandy Relief Funds Expected to Flow into New Jersey Slowly
While President Obama’s proposal calls for $60.4 billion, the Congressional Budget Office estimates only about $9 billion would be spent over the next nine months.
December 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Higher Education Funding Takes Dramatic Shift in Georgia
A commission appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal approved a new formula that links the state funding colleges receive to their improving student success and the number of degrees or certificates awarded rather than enrollment numbers.
December 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Poised to Pass Another Emergency Manager Law After Voters Rejected It
The governor's administration says the bill is designed to address shortcomings in the much-maligned Public Act 4, which voters repealed last month, by giving local officials in financially troubled cities and school district more input in decisions.
December 13, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states where it is illegal to get an abortion after 20 weeks. Texas may become the 10th state with such a law because Gov. Rick Perry recently indicated that he would sign such a bill, if introduced and passed by the Legislature.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Though I have never liked the Affordable Care Act ... I am forced to accept it as today's reality and I have decided to expand Nevada's Medicaid coverage.
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, who announced that he's choosing to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance for more low-income Nevadans under the federal health-care reform law. Sandoval was named one of Governing's null
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada's GOP Gov. Sandoval Opts to Expand Medicaid
Despite his overall opposition to the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Brian Sandoval will expand Medicaid to provide health insurance for more low-income people.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Perry Backs Abortion Ban After 20 Weeks
Opponents say such legislation erodes women's legal access to abortion, and that a similar fetal pain law in Arizona is currently being reviewed by a federal appeals court.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Supreme Court OKs Prison Closures
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees had sued to prevent the closures, arguing they would worsen prison overcrowding and put employee's lives in danger.
December 12, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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