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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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In Test of Obamacare Support, Trump Administration Rejects Idaho's Plan to Ignore the Law
The Trump administration sent a letter to Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday turning thumbs-down on his proposal to allow the sale of health insurance plans in Idaho that don't comply with the Affordable Care Act.
March 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Daylight Saving Time? Some States Could Soon Ditch It.
Florida is closest to ending the clock-changing practice, but other states have flirted with the idea.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This isn't hard. Putting your kid in the ground is hard. This is pushing a button.
Florida state Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, to lawmakers who struggled with whether to vote for a bill to raise the age to buy a gun and take guns from people who pose a threat. He said he's haunted by the screams of parents learning that their children were victims of last month's school shooting in Parkland.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Donation from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren to each state's Democratic Party.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Portland, Landlords Now Have to Pay Some Tenants' Moving Costs
Portland city commissioners made permanent on Wednesday a program that requires landlords to pay renters' moving costs if they are evicted without cause or are forced to move because of a rent increase of 10 percent or more.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wave of Women Crashes Texas Primaries
A wave of Texas women candidates won or made it to runoffs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge of interest in running for office among women around the country.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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While Some Still Wait for Power, Another Snowstorm Hits Northeast
For the second time in less than a week, a storm rolled into the Northeast with wet, heavy snow Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and bringing another round of power outages to a corner of the country still recovering from the previous blast of winter.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Sessions Travels to California to Announce Immigration Lawsuit, State Leaders Fire Back
A long-simmering battle between the Trump administration and California over immigration boiled over Wednesday, with Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions deriding the state's "irrational, unfair and unconstitutional policies" and Gov. Jerry Brown accusing the federal government of launching "a reign of terror."
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Are California's Sanctuary Laws Vulnerable in Court? Yes, Say Legal Experts.
California's three new "sanctuary" laws, challenged in court this week by the Trump administration, face different hurdles and have varying vulnerabilities, legal experts said Wednesday.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Closes 'Boyfriend Loophole' in Gun Laws
A bill prohibiting domestic abusers and people under restraining orders from owning firearms became America’s first new gun control law since the Feb. 14 Florida high school massacre.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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