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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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Recall Risk: Colorado Governor's Critics Start Collecting Signatures
A group that wants to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has been given the green light to start circulating petitions to get a special election on the ballot this fall.
July 10, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Two police officers approached us and told us that we needed three permits to operate a lemonade stand.
Jennifer Knowles, a resident of Colorado, where the governor signed a bill in April to legalize children's "occasional" entrepreneurial ventures. It is illegal for kids to run lemonade stands in more than 30 states.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$10 a day
Cost of being court-ordered to wear an ankle monitor in Missouri, which is paid to a private company. Defendants, parolees and probationers also must pay $300 upfront, plus a $50 installation fee. The expense, which more and more states and cities are passing down, lands some people in jail simply for not being able to afford the GPS supervision.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Today in Court: An Obamacare Case That Could Upend the U.S. Health System
The fate of the Affordable Care Act is again on the line Tuesday, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case in which a lower court judge has already ruled the massive health law unconstitutional.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
President Donald Trump talking in the Rose Garden of the White House.
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New York Gives Congress Access to Trump's Tax Returns
Congressional investigators will now have access to President Trump's New York State income tax returns, under a new law that took effect Monday.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Disaster Warnings Get a Makeover
The deadly situations illustrate what experts increasingly see as two common reasons for unnecessary storm deaths: unfamiliar terrain that leads to bad decisions, and people ignoring too-familiar warnings that haven’t panned out in the past.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
An immigrant child being held by her mother.
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Fewer Immigrant Children Are Using California's Health Insurance. Is Fear to Blame?
As California prepares to expand Medicaid coverage to young adults living in the state illegally, the number of undocumented immigrant children in the program is slowly declining, new state data show.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO Releases Minimum Wage Study as Congress Considers $15
The Congressional Budget Office said in a report released Monday that nearly doubling the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could cost 1.3 million jobs when fully implemented by 2025, though millions would see higher wages and the number of Americans living in poverty would decrease.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Marijuana Legalization May Reduce Teens' Use of the Drug
New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens’ odds of using pot.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Too Much Tourism? Popular Cities Wonder When to Stop Self-Promotion
It’s early morning when the first cruise liner of the day approaches Vancouver’s waterfront.
July 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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