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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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New Mexico Outlaws Insurance Practice Called Step Therapy
A bill designed to rein in "step therapy," the insurance company practice of requiring patients to try a less expensive medication before using a costlier option, will become law in New Mexico.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers Strike Enters 8th Day in West Virginia as Senate Passes Wrong Pay Raise Bill
A state education union leader said Sunday that union leaders are “exploring all avenues” — which could include legal action — after the state Senate mistakenly passed the wrong public employee pay raise bill Saturday.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I'm in the chamber of the [Colorado] House of Representatives, and I'm wearing a bulletproof vest. I've been wearing it for three weeks.
Colorado state Rep. Alec Garnett, on Friday, when lawmakers were voting on whether to expel one of their colleagues for alleged sexual harassment.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2 billion
Worth of a bond that California lawmakers approved back in 2016 to help finance new housing for the homeless. Not a penny has been spent as the issue of how the debt will be repaid plays out in court.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Punishes Delta Airlines for Revoking NRA Discounts
Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation to lower state income tax rates Friday, giving quiet approval to a measure that caused a national uproar after Georgia lawmakers punished Delta Air Lines for rescinding discounts for National Rifle Association members.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ransomware Strikes Colorado's Transportation Department for a Second Time
As state security officials mopped up ransomware that attacked Colorado Department of Transportation computers last week, malware struck again Thursday.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Already Indicted, Missouri Governor's Former Charity Under New Scrutiny
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Thursday that his office had opened an inquiry into The Mission Continues, the charity Gov. Eric Greitens founded in 2007 and left in 2014.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Since Newtown, States Have Passed Hundreds of Gun Laws. Most Expand Access.
In the two weeks since the Florida school massacre, state lawmakers around the country have introduced bills to ban bump stocks, ban assault weapons, and expand background checks — and also to arm teachers, lighten penalties for carrying without a permit, and waive handgun permit fees.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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White House: Oakland Mayor Under 'Review' for Warning Immigrants About ICE Raids
The White House on Thursday said the Department of Justice was reviewing the actions of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who last weekend alerted residents in advance of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Northern California.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Governor Signs 'Fix' for Federal Tax Law
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday signed a $176.3 million personal exemption expansion law he said should save an average family of four more than $100 a year once fully implemented in 2021.
March 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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