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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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Lottery Determines Arizona's 1st Medical Marijuana Licenses
State health officials issued the first 97 allocations to operate medical marijuana dispensaries amid threats of litigation on multiple fronts.
August 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Gov.'s Medicaid Expansion Decision to Come After Presidential Election
Gov. Gary Herbert wants to know who will occupy the White House before making any decisions about expanding Medicaid in Utah.
August 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Daughter of Immigrant Wrongly Denied Tuition Aid
The three appellate judges found that after years of adhering to laws governing tuition aid grants, the state authority in 2005 inappropriately began linking students’ residency to their parents’ immigration status.
August 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana Program Registration Begins in New Jersey
For the first time, physicians can now register their patients for the state’s long-delayed medical marijuana program. With one dispensary on track to open by September, it means patients could be less than a month away from actually receiving the drug.
August 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Voters Reject Middle Ground in Senate Races
Conservative Republicans scored big wins across Kansas as they set themselves up to seize control of the state Senate and clear a path for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s agenda.
August 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The NFL and NCAA have a contract with ESPN to televise point spreads on major games, and you're telling me there's no betting on sports already going on?
New Jersey state Sen. James Whelan, responding to the NCAA and four professional sports leagues' decision to file a lawsuit against the state to stop it from implementing sports betting at casinos and race tracks.
August 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states plus the District of Columbia where minorities now account for the majority of the under-age-10 population. View updated census data for each state.
August 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Home Health Workers Worry About Reality of Obama's Pay Rule
President Barack Obama in December announced plans to modify the exemption and extend overtime and minimum wage protections to home-care workers employed by private companies. But the The delay is making labor activists nervous.
August 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Atlanta Considers Raising Development Fees
Small signs of life in metro Atlanta's real estate and construction industries have local governments asking whether they should charge developers more to build homes, commercial properties and offices.
August 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois, Chicago Schools Top U.S. List for Suspension Disparity
One of every 4 African-American public school students in Illinois was suspended for disciplinary reasons during the 2009-10 school year, the highest rate among 47 states examined in a national study.
August 08, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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