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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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Thousands Mistakenly Enrolled in Medicaid During Expansion
California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage, according to a report by the U.S. Health and Human Services’ chief watchdog.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Lunch Shaming' Now Illegal in Washington State Schools
Last fall Giovanni Inton's second-grade son came home from school and told his dad he was hungry.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Chief Calls Austin Bomber a 'Domestic Terrorist'
When he looks back at what the Austin bomber "did to our community, he was a domestic terrorist for what he did to us," Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said at a panel discussion Thursday that focused on how police, the media and the community responded to the Austin bombings.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Adopts Nation's First 'Free-Range Parenting' Law
Utah has adopted a "free-range parenting" law, the first state in the country to formalize the hands-off child-rearing trend.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I really don't see how any legislature will ever be able to redistrict. Hasn't this court said time and again you can't take all consideration of partisan advantage out?
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, during a hearing this week, casting doubt on the feasibility of setting a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering -- in other words, determining how much politics would be too much in a process that is itself inherently political.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20 to 35%
Rate at which researchers say opioid-related overdose deaths are undercounted in America.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Pay or Not to Pay Hackers? Ransomware Poses a Dilemma for Governments
Baltimore's 911 system and a range of city services in Atlanta were hijacked in the past week.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors Outlawed in Washington State
A measure banning licensed therapists from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity was signed into law Wednesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle's Anti-Discrimination Rental Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Seattle's law requiring landlords to choose among qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis violates the state constitution, a judge ruled Wednesday.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Orange County Votes to Join Trump and Sue Its Own State Over Immigration
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, March 27 to join a Trump administration lawsuit against California's controversial sanctuary law.
March 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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