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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.

Moody's building.
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The 7 States That Started the New Fiscal Year Without a Final Budget
Gov. Gina Raimondo's unwillingness so far to sign to sign the proposed new $9.9-billion budget for the year that began on July 1 has landed Rhode Island on Moody's list of states with "weak governance."
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Steve Bullock Hates 'Dark Money.' A Lobbyist for 'Dark Money' Donors Is Helping His 2020 Campaign.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is staking his name and presidential campaign on battling “dark money” — a commonly used term for secretive political cash meant to influence elections.
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Earthquakes, California Governor Seeks Federal Aid
Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking the Trump administration's help in responding to the the 7.1 earthquake in Southern California that on Friday damaged roads, sparked fires and caused numerous injuries.
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Walmart sign on building.
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Why Walmart Will Stop Selling Guns in New Mexico
A small sign taped to a gun case at big-box retailer Walmart in central Santa Fe says the store -- and all Walmarts across New Mexico -- will stop selling firearms later this month after a new state law took effect requiring background checks on sales of nearly all firearms.
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Expands Abortion Access in 2 Ways
While abortion bans in Republican-led states dominated headlines in recent weeks, a handful of other states have expanded abortion access. Maine joined those ranks in June with two new laws ― one requires all insurance and Medicaid to cover the procedure and the other allows physician assistants and nurses with advanced training to perform it.
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Illinois State Capitol in gray, snowy weather.
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State Lawmakers Unhappy About Their Pay Win Legal Battle in Illinois
A Cook County judge ruled this week that Illinois lawmakers violated the state constitution when they voted to freeze their pay every year from 2009 through 2016.
July 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Time a driver's license can be suspended, under a new law, for refusing a police officer's request to take a sobriety test in the state of Kansas. The maximum suspension is the same for failure of a breathalyzer or blood test.
July 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I felt like I was raped 15 times and didn’t know it.
Liz White, on learning that her fertility doctor substituted his own sperm for what she thought came from an anonymous medical student donor. Her home state of Indiana, and Texas, have since made fertility fraud a crime.
July 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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WANTED: Public Employees Who Live Where They Work
Local governments are offering employees home loans and even housing if they reside among the people they serve.
July 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The density Bolsheviks are coming to town, and they’re gonna burn your single-family house to the ground.
Public comment on a proposal in Seattle to allow apartments, townhomes and duplexes in many neighborhoods where only single-family homes are built. The goal of up-zoning is to increase the supply of affordable housing. The proposal has been scaled back.
July 02, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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