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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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'Still a Gerrymander': Pennsylvania Governor Rejects GOP's New Congressional Map
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf this morning rejected a congressional map that was offered as a replacement to a 2011 map declared illegal by the state Supreme Court for giving unfair advantage to Republicans at the polls.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Political Robocalls Ban Upheld in Montana
A federal district court judge has ruled that Montana’s ban on political robocalls is constitutional, although the lack of enforcement since the ban was approved in 1991 has meant Montanans still receive many of the calls each election cycle.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Free Vasectomy Coverage Could Cost Some Maryland Men
It was a well-intentioned effort to provide men with some of the same financial protection from birth control costs that women get. But a new Maryland law may jeopardize the ability of thousands of consumers — both men and women — to use health savings accounts.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Aetna Goes on Trial, California Announces a New Investigation
Both of California’s health insurance regulators said they will investigate how Aetna Inc. makes coverage decisions, as the lawsuit of a California man who is suing the nation’s third-largest insurer for improper denial of care heads for opening arguments on Wednesday.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After 6 Teens Enter Governor's Race, Kansas Scrambles to Change Rules
There are a lot of requirements if you want to vote in Kansas. You must be 18 years old. You need to show a photo ID at your polling place and show proof of U.S. citizenship when you register to vote.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transgender Bathroom Complaints No Longer Being Investigated by Education Department
The Education Department confirmed for the first time that it will cease to investigate complaints filed by transgender students over which bathrooms they're allowed to use because it does not consider the issue protected under Title IX.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Milwaukee Jailers Charged in Death of Inmate Denied Water for a Week
The former commander of the Milwaukee County Jail and two other jail staffers were charged Monday in connection with the April 2016 dehydration death of Terrill Thomas, with the complaint saying guards "abandoned" him to die.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Veteran? Terminally Ill? Want Death With Dignity? That Could Get You Evicted.
California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a newer rule that effectively bans that option in the state’s eight veterans’ homes.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Police Corruption Case, Baltimore Hopes for Reform
After jurors on Monday convicted two Baltimore police officers who conspired to rob citizens, many city leaders condemned their actions but saw the verdict as a springboard for reform.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Prevent Hacking, Pennsylvania Will Create Voting Paper Trail
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered counties that plan to replace their electronic voting systems to buy machines that leave a paper trail — a safeguard against hacking — but his budget doesn’t include any money to fund the replacement of the state’s aging, increasingly vulnerable fleet.
February 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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