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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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32 Years Later, Feds Return Local Housing Control to East St. Louis
By the fall of 1985, the Reagan administration had had enough of the East St. Louis Housing Authority.
September 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Flooding Continues Across Puerto Rico, San Juan Begins to Pick Up the Pieces
Left to fend for themselves a day after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and forced them into a primitive existence, San Juaneros took to the streets Thursday to do what they say Caribbean people do best: Inventar. Figure it out.
September 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Directors Issue Warning About Obamacare Repeal Bill
The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) warned Republicans on Thursday that the Senate's latest ObamaCare repeal bill would place a massive burden on states.
September 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Repeal Bill 'Still Needs Some Work,' Says New Mexico's GOP Governor
Gov. Susana Martinez has waded into the debate on the latest Republican-backed Obamacare repeal plan -- and she's not sold on the bill's merits.
September 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Governor to Visit Puerto Rico in Maria's Wake
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will travel to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria on Friday at the request of the governor of the storm-ravaged island where many New Yorkers have both roots and relatives.
September 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Under Obamacare Repeal Bill, States Would Lose Billions, and Millions Would Lose Insurance
The latest Republican bid to roll back the Affordable Care Act would likely leave millions of currently insured Americans without health coverage in the coming decades, and strip benefits and protections from millions more, a growing number of independent studies suggest.
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Gay Wedding Case, Minnesota and LGBT Community Win
A St. Cloud couple will not be able to refuse wedding videography services for same-sex couples after a federal judge on Wednesday dismissed their lawsuit challenging Minnesota's human rights laws.
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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It's Official: Candidates in Michigan Can Raise Unlimited Money for Super PACs
Less than six hours after it hit his desk, Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation that will immediately allow candidates to raise unlimited amounts of cash for super PACs.
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Border Wall Hits Another Wall: California's Lawsuit
Opening a new front in its broad legal battle against policies of President Trump, California filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the administration has overstepped its powers in expediting construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I am sorry if people took offense to it and perceived my message in any way insinuating support or condoning people being hit by cars. I perceived it differently. I perceived it as encouraging people to stay out of the street.
Lynne DiSanto, the GOP whip in the South Dakota House, apologizing for sharing a Facebook meme that said "All lives splatter. Nobody cares about your protests. Keep your ass out of the road."
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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