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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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Trump's Birth Control Rules Still on Hold, But Massachusetts Lawsuit Rejected
A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general challenging new rules by President Donald Trump’s administration that make it easier for employers to avoid providing insurance that covers women’s birth control.
March 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Eve of Trump's Visit, California Lawmaker Proposes Denying Tax Breaks to Border Wall Builders
On the eve of President Trump's first visit to California since he took office, a state lawmaker says he wants to deny state tax breaks to companies that contract or subcontract to build the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
March 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It is my responsibility to be mindful of this, and to respect the Rules Committee's request to not initiate hugs.
California state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, who is known for his hugs, after an investigation ended in him being reprimanded for inappropriate behavior.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
35 to 90%
Range of premium increases that states could see in the next three years, according to California's insurance exchange, as the market responds to health care changes made by the Trump administration and Congress.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Data Breaches Spark Debate About What's 'Reasonable'
When Pennsylvania sued Uber last week for waiting more than a year to alert drivers and customers that their personal information had been hacked, the state’s attorney general argued that the ride-hailing company had violated a state law mandating that companies notify people affected by a data breach “without unreasonable delay.”
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NRA Has Given $7 Million to Hundreds of Schools
The National Rifle Association has dramatically increased its funding to schools in recent years amid a national debate over guns and school violence, an Associated Press analysis of tax records has found. But few say they plan to give up the money in the aftermath of the latest mass shooting.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teens Can Now Preregister to Vote in California, and They're Passing on Political Parties
California's relatively new system in which 16- and 17-year-olds can preregister to vote has been used by 88,700 teenagers during its first months in existence, with most of them declining to identify as Republicans or Democrats.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ Sues Wisconsin County for Forcing Health Worker to Get Flu Shot
The federal government has sued Ozaukee County, claiming it violated the civil rights of a worker at a county-owned nursing home when her employers made her get a flu shot in violation of her religious beliefs to continue working there.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4 Takeaways From Trump Administration's Decision to Uphold Obamacare
That’s what federal officials told Idaho regulators and the state’s governor late Thursday regarding the state’s plan to allow insurers to sell health plans that fall short of the Affordable Care Act’s requirements.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Backs Off Some Gun Control Proposals He Recently Endorsed
The White House said Sunday that the federal government will help provide "rigorous firearms training" for qualified volunteer school personnel as part of a package of policy changes he will proposal after the mass shootings in Parkland, Fla.
March 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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