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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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Illinois state lawmakers who have either resigned this year or said they won't seek re-election, which is about 15 percent of the General Assembly and an unusually large exodus. Many have cited the state's political gridlock and increasingly angry citizenry as reasons for moving on.
September 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Clogs San Francisco's First-in-Nation Plan for Soda Warning Labels
San Francisco's groundbreaking effort to curb soda consumption by requiring health warnings in display ads hit a judicial wall Tuesday when a federal appeals court barred enforcement, saying the messages were one-sided and would violate advertisers' freedom of speech.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cops Can't Decide Whether Drivers Are High, Rules Massachusetts' Highest Court
Due to the physical and mental effects of marijuana varying from person to person, a police officer cannot offer an opinion on whether an individual was "high" in court cases involving a driver accused of operating under the influence of marijuana, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said in a ruling issued Tuesday.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States that would face federal funding cuts in 2026 if the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare becomes law. Almost all of them expanded Medicaid. Meanwhile, most of the states that didn't expand Medicaid would see an increase in federal funding.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
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Response from the public after the Fraser, Mich., City Council voted in a meeting on Monday to remove the mayor and a fellow councilmember from office after they were accused of sexually harassing female city workers.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa's Largest Property Tax Cut Ever Fails to Deliver
When Iowa passed sweeping property tax reform four years ago, state officials projected commercial taxpayers would save $218 million this year. Lawmakers also promised to fully reimburse local governments for the revenues they stood to lose.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What You Need to Know About the Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill
Republican efforts in Congress to “repeal and replace” the federal Affordable Care Act are back from the dead. Again.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rhode Island Raises Money to Pay for DACA Recipient's Renewal Fees
Gov. Gina Raimondo said she and a number of philanthropic organizations have raised $170,000 to cover the renewal fee for all Rhode Island residents who are eligible to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Governors Launch a 'News' Website That Some Republicans Call 'Propaganda'
Republican governors are getting into the "news" business.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Repeal Bill Appears to Kill Bipartisan Compromise Even as GOP Governors Lobby Against It
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders have joined a revived push to roll back the Affordable Care Act as lawmakers faced a critical deadline next week and efforts to reach a bipartisan compromise appeared to collapse.
September 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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