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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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Kentucky Governor Countersues Over Medicaid Work Requirements
Gov. Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a legal challenge to his controversial plan to restructure the state Medicaid program, and asks for the case to be heard in Kentucky, rather than Washington D.C.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Number of investigators in seven states who handle minimum-wage violations. Another 26 states each have fewer than 10 such investigators.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There are people who see a poetic justice in replacing someone who was a sexual predator with a woman.
California Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, who chairs the committee overhauling the Legislature's sexual harassment policies and has endorsed Tricia Robbins Kasson in the race to replace Matt Dababneh, who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
A wallet with cash inside it.
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Retirement Experts to New Government Employees: Think for Yourself
When pension reform happens, new workers often carry the biggest financial burden. But they don't always have to.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Statehouse Harassment, Interns Are Most Vulnerable and Least Protected
Near the end of the Colorado legislative session last year, one of Democratic state Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet’s interns revealed something she had been holding inside for months: A male lawmaker had been harassing her.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Democrat Picks Prosecutor With Baltimore Ties as Running Mate in Governor's Race
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III tapped Elizabeth Embry as his running mate in the race for governor, bringing an experienced criminal prosecutor with deep Baltimore ties to Baker's campaign for the Democratic nomination.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can't Afford Bail and Stuck in Jail? Not Anymore in California
The bail system in California is set to undergo a major shakeup, starting next week, after state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that he would not appeal a court ruling that prohibits holding criminal defendants in jail because they can't afford to pay their way out.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Immigrants Prepare to Lose Legal Status, Some States Seek to Protect Their Benefits
State lawmakers in Virginia and across the country are weighing a host of bills aimed at preserving driver’s licenses and other benefits for undocumented immigrants who may lose the protected status long afforded them by the federal government.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Lets California Gun Regulation Stand
The Supreme Court made clear again Tuesday that the government has broad power to restrict and regulate firearms, dismissing a 2nd Amendment challenge to California's 10-day waiting period for new gun purchases.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats Flip Kentucky House Seat in Race Against Lawmaker's Widow
Democrat Linda Belcher is heading back to Frankfort, giving her party fresh hope of retaking the Kentucky House of Representatives this fall.
February 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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