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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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Virginia AG Refuses to Certify Abortion Clinic Regulations
The office of Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli II refused to sign off on state Board of Health regulations that had exempted current abortion clinics from new, hospital-style construction standards.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voting Age Could Drop to 17 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that ultimately would lower the voting age for municipal elections in the city of Lowell to 17 from 18.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How the New iPhone Will Reveal Cities Lagging on Open Data
The new Apple operating system won’t include the public transit navigation capability. Apple appears to be banking on third-party developers to fill that gap but they need open data to do it.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State AG's Contraception Mandate Lawsuit Dismissed
A federal judge in Nebraska dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's contraception mandate because the contraception mandate has not taken effect yet.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Voter ID Law Rejected by 2nd Judge
A second judge has declared Wisconsin's voter ID law unconstitutional, further guaranteeing that the ID requirement will not be in place for elections this fall.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facebook Voter Registration to Debut in Washington State
Facebook users in Washington state will have something else to brag about to their online friends: that they registered to vote on Facebook.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Will Let Feds Create Its Health Insurance Exchange
Gov. Sean Parnell's office announced that after studying the project for some time, his administration has opted not to offer a state-maintained website, known as an exchange, where consumers would theoretically be able to view competing health insurance plans and choose one that provides the best value and options.
July 18, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You can always have more transparency, [but] you can’t live your life in a goldfish bowl.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who vowed to operate the most transparent administration in the state's history and has recently come under fire for concealing his aides' communication between one another.
July 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
27%
The portion of workers in the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas that can get to their jobs in 90 minutes or less using public transportation. View detailed data for your region.
July 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Can Use Federal Database to Help Scrub Voting Rolls
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program is a Web-based database that allows agencies to ensure that only those entitled to benefits receive them.
July 17, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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