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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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Washington Governor: 'We Got the Best Weed in the United States'
Appearing on "Real Time with Bill Maher," Jay Inslee gave one of the most glowing reviews from a governor of the marijuana industry.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Still Won't Reveal Its Amazon Bid
Across the U.S., many cities have debated whether the huge public subsidies offered to Amazon for its second headquarters would be worth the cost.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Shows How Nuclear and Renewable Energy Can Work Together
US climate hawks have not had much to celebrate lately, with the Trump administration lurching backward and states finding it more difficult than expected to move forward on their own.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Prison Riot's Wake, South Carolina Sinks Money Into Prison Staffing
A week after seven inmates died in a prison riot, Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday gave the state's prison system approval to spend more money to hire and retain prison guards.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Just 10 Months After Repealing Brownback Tax Cuts, Kansas Lawmakers Consider More
Kansas lawmakers will soon decide whether to give you a tax cut. Supporters say that would put money back in your pocket. Opponents say that could lead to budget problems as the state pays for a large school funding increase.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Law Signed by Then-Gov. Mike Pence Ruled Unconstitutional
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling striking down a Pence-era abortion law.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Never Too Young to Learn? Ohio Introduces Anti-Drug Lessons to Kindergartners
Ohio, a state where 4,329 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, a death rate second only to neighboring West Virginia, is taking the fight against the opioid epidemic into the classroom.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Governor Allowed to Use Disaster Powers to Move Up Special Election
To the extent election law prevents or delays the recovery of Texas' coastal areas in the long aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Gov. Greg Abbott can suspend that law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unrealistic, 'Sham': GOP Food Stamps Plan in Doubt
House Republicans have proposed a massive expansion of an obscure job training program as a way to get millions of people off of food stamps — notching a welfare reform win as part of the farm bill.
April 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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We have so many lawsuits now [against the Trump administration] that a few more doesn't make any difference.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, threatening to sue the federal government over vehicle emissions standards, which the EPA plans to roll back for some cars.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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