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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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GOP to Make 31st Attempt to Repeal Health Reform Law
The House Rules Committee takes up a bill Monday called the "Repeal of Obamacare Act" that would wipe away the president's Affordable Care Act. A vote of the full House is planned for Wednesday.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Defends Voter ID Law in Court Today
The decades-old legal battle between states' rights and civil rights returns today to a familiar venue — a federal courtroom — as lawyers for the state of Texas try to convince a panel of judges that the Justice Department has no legal authority to block the state from immediately implementing a voter ID law.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Laws Could Prevent Legitimate Votes from Counting
As more states put in place strict voter ID rules, an AP review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, which first adopted the most stringent standards, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Welfare Purchases Restricted in More States
More states are enacting or considering laws that prohibit people who get welfare cash from spending it on liquor, cigarettes, strip clubs, gambling and guns — laws that even supporters say are difficult to enforce.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ESPN to Air More Political TV Ads
The sports network signed on with NCC Media LLC, an ad-sales venture, to sell a larger portion of its advertising time to political campaigns.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas: Ted Cruz Poll Shows Lead over David Dewhurst
Ted Cruz led Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst by 9 points in a recent internal poll conducted for the former Texas solicitor general’s campaign.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter Resigns from Congress
Michigan Republican Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, who ran a quixotic presidential bid and then failed to get enough signatures to appear on the GOP ballot for his 6th term, announced he had resigned from office.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Signs $32.5B Budget
Governor Deval Patrick signed a $32.5 billion budget into law, vetoing $32.1 million in spending including a controversial decision to reject the Legislature’s efforts to keep open 45 beds at Taunton State Hospital while the need for psychiatric resources was being analyzed.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Senate Keeps High-Speed Rail Alive
The state Senate authorized initial funding for California's high-speed rail project, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration, which have been pushing hard for the first-in-the-nation bullet train.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Signs Transportation, Student Loans Bill
President Obama signed legislation that provides $100 billion in funding for transportation projects and prevents interest rates on student loans from doubling.
July 09, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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