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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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3rd GOP Senator Announces Opposition to Obamacare Repeal Bill
Even a partial report from the Congressional Budget Office was enough to apparently tip the scales against the latest Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act and prompted a crucial senator to announce she cannot support the bill, seemingly sinking its chances.
September 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Law That Mike Pence Signed as Indiana Governor Permanently Blocked
A federal judge permanently struck down provisions of an Indiana law passed last year that would have banned abortions sought due to fetal genetic abnormalities and required that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated.
September 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Nursing Home Where 11 Died Post-Irma Left Voicemails for the Governor. His Office Deleted Them.
Voicemails left on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's cellphone by employees of the Hollywood, Fla., nursing home where 11 died in the post-Hurricane Irma heat have been deleted, according to the governor's office.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Appeals Court Lets Texas Enforce More Parts of 'Sanctuary Cities' Ban
Local police across Texas will have to honor federal detainers for people who are in the country illegally, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in allowing some parts of Texas' controversial new "show me your papers" law to temporarily take effect.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There will be no food in Puerto Rico.
José A. Rivera, a farmer in Puerto Rico whose plantain farm was flattened by Hurricane Maria. The storm wiped out about 80 percent of the island's crop value.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
12 hours
Amount of time HealthCare.gov will be shut down on every Sunday but one during open enrollment for maintenance. Critics have accused the Trump administration of intentionally making it harder for the Affordable Care Act to succeed by also shortening the enrollment period and cutting funding for advertising and navigators, people who help others buy ACA insurance.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The State That Birthed Freestanding ERs Seeks to Better Regulate Them
Patients who visit freestanding emergency rooms in Texas should now have a better idea of whether their health insurance will cover the bill.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Free Speech Is Not Free': In Unprecedented Move, UC System Helps Berkeley Pay Security for Controversial Speakers
The University of California will chip in at least $300,000 to help UC Berkeley pay security costs for controversial speakers, an unprecedented step as criticism mounts over the financial toll the events are taking on the campus.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Execution Drug Sources Can Be Kept Secret by Arizona
Arizona does not have to reveal who provides its execution drugs, a judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit arguing that the information would help the public determine whether the death penalty is carried out humanely and promote confidence in the criminal justice system.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump to Shut HealthCare.Gov Down for Half of Most Sundays
The Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday in the upcoming open enrollment season.
September 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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