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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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Tennessee Reinstates Work Requirements for Food Stamps
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and administration officials today announced plans to reinstate federal work requirements for "able-bodied" adults without dependents for eligibility in the federal food stamp program.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Voter Fraud Commission May Be Illegally Using Private Email
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's use of private email for a presidential commission could bring him into conflict with a 1-year-old state law meant to increase government transparency.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Right-to-Work Law Upheld by Appeals Court in Wisconsin
A state appeals court panel on Tuesday joined a federal appeals court earlier this summer in upholding Wisconsin's right-to-work law, finding that it is not an unconstitutional taking of property from unions.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic governors and state attorneys general who are women, which accounts for 20 percent representation. The Democratic Attorneys General Association hopes to increase that number and recently launched "the 1881 Initiative" -- named for the first year that a woman ran, unsuccessfully, for state AG -- to help.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
To finally put the nail in, I don’t want to say in Trump’s coffin. … That’s a tweet, so I better not do that. But we’re making change ... in the face of Washington’s absent leadership.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, on the issue of climate policy. After the president announced he would withdraw the country from the Paris climate deal, California has helped lead the state and local effort to address climate change on their own.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Latest Trend in Reducing Recidivism: Keeping Mothers and Children Together
When Stephanie Petitt was arrested for violating probation for prior drug and robbery convictions, she learned two things: She was 16 weeks pregnant, and she would probably deliver her baby while incarcerated at an Oklahoma prison.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Are Same-Sex Spouses Entitled to Benefits? Houston Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh In
The City of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner filed a petition Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that came down earlier this summer, concluding that states did not have to provide publicly funded benefits to same-sex couples, according to a news release from the city.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indigenous Peoples' Day to Replace Columbus Day in Portland, Maine
Maine's largest city will no longer celebrate Columbus Day as a municipal holiday.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Race to Replace Christie, Democrat Commits to Free Community College
Phil Murphy, the Democratic Party's nominee for governor, committed on Monday to providing free community college to residents, seizing on a progressive but costly proposal that would place New Jersey among a handful of states picking up the cost of tuition.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nursing Home Deaths Prompt Florida to Issue Emergency Regulations
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced in a Saturday press release that he is directing two agencies ― the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs ― to implement emergency rules for all assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
September 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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