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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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Judge Rejects Request for New Vote in Virginia House Race
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request for a new election that might have forced a 50-50 split in Virginia's House of Delegates, calling ballot mistakes cited by Democrats a "garden-variety" problem that doesn't merit federal intervention. Democrat.
January 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Fatal 2014 Landslide in Mind, Washington State Prepares for Another One
The specter of Oso 2014 can't help but loom in the thoughts of those dealing with the potential slide here at Rattlesnake Ridge.
January 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Undercover Child Sex Sting Leads to a Police Chief's Arrest
The online ad was pretty blunt: "Dominate [sic] male police officer seeks fun, discreet, sub playmate -- m4w."
January 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Congress Changed 529 College Savings Plans, and States Are Nervous
If you're like most Americans, you don't have a 529 college savings plan.
January 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Area of offshore reserves that, under the Trump administration's proposal released on Thursday, would be leased in the next five years to oil and gas companies for drilling. Many coastal governors, including Florida's Rick Scott, a Republican who has a close relationship with the president, immediately opposed the plan.
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Commercial marijuana, I think, is really in jeopardy. If the [federal government is] taking a different stance on it, I don't want to be involved in something they are going to come down on.
Peter Mlynarik in his resignation on Thursday as head of Alaska's Marijuana Control Board. The same day, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy that urged federal prosecutors not to prosecute people and businesses that comply with state marijuana laws.
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republican Wins Tiebreaker Name-Drawing, Keeping GOP Control of Virginia House
Republican Del. David Yancey has won the tiebreaker drawing in the 94th District race.
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Free Tuition Movement Has Real Momentum
To churn out more workers with marketable skills, an increasing number of states are offering residents free tuition to community colleges and technical schools.
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Brendan Byrne, Former New Jersey Governor, Dies
Former Gov. Brendan T. Byrne, who left an enduring legacy in New Jersey that ranged from enacting the state's first income tax and the legalization of casino gambling to the development of the Meadowlands sports complex and preservation of the environmentally fragile Pine Barrens, died today.
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Voters Chose Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Threatens Not to Implement It
Donna Wall cares for her three adult autistic children at her home in Lewiston, Maine. It’s a full-time job. Sons Christopher and Brandon have frequent outbursts, and the stress of tending to them can be overwhelming
January 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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