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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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Insurers Spending Millions to Comply with Health Care Law
The nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though there's a chance the wide-reaching law won't survive Supreme Court scrutiny.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Vows to Speed Building of Southern Part of Keystone Pipeline
President Barack Obama announced the administration would “cut through the red tape” for the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline — disappointing environmentalists who had counted it a victory when the president denied a permit for the project’s full, Canada-to-Texas version. At the same time, Obama incited the ire of some political opponents who called his late embrace of TransCanada’s oil pipeline disingenuous.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teen Tanning-Bed Ban Dies in Idaho Senate
An Idaho Senate committee killed House-passed legislation that would have banned kids under age 16 from using tanning beds and required those ages 16 and 17 to get parental consent, because of the melanoma risk. According to an American Cancer Society spokesperson, the state is “first in the nation for melanoma deaths.”
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia State Budget Standoff Ends
Virginia’s partisan budget standoff came to a close Thursday, the second day into a special General Assembly session, as Republicans and Democrats on a Senate committee unanimously agreed to shift tens of millions of dollars toward schools, Medicare and toll relief, and to borrow $300 million more for the Metro-to-Dulles rail project.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli Files for Governor's Election
Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced that he had filed his paperwork with the State Board of Elections to formally establish a campaign committee for governor.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kevin Smith Gets Jennifer Horn's Support for New Hampshire Governor
New Hampshire conservative leader Jennifer Horn, the GOP’s 2008 nominee for the 2nd District U.S. House seat and the founder of the nonprofit issues group We the People, endorsed Kevin Smith for Granite State governor, calling him “a new voice” that will bring “new energy” to the Republican Party and the state.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Health Law's Cost-Control Board Repealed by U.S. House
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted to repeal theIndependent Payment Advisory Board, a 15-member panel that is supposed to check Medicare costs if they rise too quickly. The measure is primarily an election-year vehicle because it is unlikely to even be brought up in the Senate, and President Barack Obama has promised to veto it if is passed.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Rep. Payton Leaves Pennsylvania Primary
State Rep. Tony J. Payton Jr. withdrew from the April 24 Democratic primary, after a two-day Commonwealth Court hearing made clear that he didn't have enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions to stay on the ballot.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gov. Christie's Supreme Court Nominee Kwon Rejected
The Demoratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee rejected Chris Christie’s nomination of Phillip Kwon to the state Supreme Court, marking the first time in modern history lawmakers have turned down a governor’s choice for the state’s highest court.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Elections Office Keeps Gov. Herbert on Ballot Despite Allegations
Lt. Gov. Greg Bell’s office rejected a request to disqualify Bell and his boss, Gov. Gary Herbert, from the 2012 ballot over allegations that he broke the law by financing his 2010 bid for governor largely from his political action committee, rather than an official campaign committee.
March 23, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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