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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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Drop in Louisiana's median income from 2015 to 2016. The only other states where it declined were North Dakota and Wyoming.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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HIV Crime Laws: Historical Relics or Public Safety Measures?
Robert Suttle clearly remembers telling his boyfriend that he was HIV positive the night they met. But after they split, three quarrel-filled months later, that became a point of contention: His “ex” pressed charges against him.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indianapolis Pledges to Uphold Paris Climate Goals
With the U.S. no longer is part of the Paris climate accords, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett believes it is time for cities to take the matter of reducing carbon emissions into their own hands.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Irma's Wake, Florida Governor Still Won't Acknowledge Climate Change
Gov. Rick Scott is again weathering criticism over global warming in the wake of Hurricane Irma, and won't say if he believes man-made climate change is real.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Obamacare's Much-Criticized Individual Mandate Is Likely to Endure (for Now)
The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that Americans either carry health insurance or pay a fine remains the law’s most unpopular feature. Nevertheless, a bipartisan group of governors is insisting that the so-called individual mandate remain in place — at least for now.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cassidy, Graham Unveil Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy and the three Republican U.S. Senate colleagues backing his Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan framed the measure they unveiled Wednesday as Republican's "last shot" at scrapping the sweeping 2010 Democratic health insurance law.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Confederate Statue Comes Down, This Time in Dallas
After 81 years, Gen. Robert E. Lee's patrol along Turtle Creek has ended.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Plans to Sue Equifax
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says she plans to sue Equifax after a data breach at the company affected up to nearly 3 million state residents.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Immigrants Are Slowly Gaining the Right to Vote in Local Elections
A Maryland city voted Tuesday night to enfranchise noncitizens, the latest in a growing effort to expand immigrant voting rights.
September 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How a Chair Brought Down Minnesota's Law Against Disturbing Government Meetings
It's no longer illegal in Minnesota to disturb a public meeting, the state Supreme Court has ruled, reversing the conviction of a Little Falls woman who was charged with disorderly conduct for protesting before the City Council.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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