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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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3 States Agree to Deploy National Guard to Border as Others Stall or Refuse
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis has signed an order to send up to 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border but barred them from interacting with migrants detained by the Border Patrol in most circumstances.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In North Dakota, GOP Endorses Businessman Over Longtime Secretary of State
The North Dakota secretary of state will not run seek re-election after his party endorsed another, setting the stage to end his 25-year career and opening up the race for a new state elections head.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Tax Cuts Trigger Stealth Tax Hikes in States
Republicans may have handed many Americans a big cut in federal taxes, but their plan is triggering a wave of state income tax increases across the country.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pension Relief Uncertain After Kentucky Governor's Veto
Gov. Matt Bevin vetoed a bill Thursday that would provide pension relief to local governments in Kentucky and allow certain groups to stop participating in state-operated pension systems.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Adopts Automatic Voter Registration
Maryland will join 10 other states and D.C. in automatically putting residents on the voting rolls when they get a driver's license, use a social services agency or buy insurance on the health exchange.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transgender Bathroom Bill Rejected by Voters in Alaska
Anchorage voters have rejected an initiative that would have regulated access to restrooms and locker rooms by a person's sex at birth instead of gender identity, a local version of what's known nationally as a "bathroom bill" that sparked massive spending by an opposition campaign.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan to End Flint's Bottled Water Service
The state announced Friday that the health of Flint's drinking water has been restored and state distribution of free bottled water in the city is ending, likely within a few days.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teacher Strike Extends Into 2nd Week in Oklahoma
The marble floors of the Oklahoma state Capitol pulsated as a mass of teachers clamored for lawmakers to find more money for public schools.
April 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The sort of potency that we've heard about today and that we heard about on a regular basis with regard to fentanyl, deserve to have an equally potent penalty to go along with it.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, backing President Trump's proposal to execute drug dealers as a way of combating the opioid crisis. Fentanyl is a particularly cheap and deadly synthetic opioid.
April 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
car ownership
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More Poorer Residents Are Driving Cars, Presenting New Issues for Transit Agencies
More lower-income households have access to cars now than they did before the Great Recession. That’s good news for their access to jobs, but it may cause cities to rethink their assumptions about transportation.
April 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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