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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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Reduction in federal funding for navigators, trained representatives who help people understand health insurance options and purchase a plan through the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration announced the cut on Thursday.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Floodwaters Recede Comes a Sorrowful Task: Gathering Up the Dead
The woman's body, slight and petite, was revealed as floodwaters receded, washed up against the green metal fence surrounding her apartment complex.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On State Versus Local Authority, Arizona Courts Offer Mixed Messages
A judge on Wednesday ruled that a 2016 law barring towns, cities and counties from requiring employers to provide additional employee benefits is unconstitutional.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Takes an Ax to Obamacare Outreach and Enrollment Funding
President Donald Trump has insisted for months that “Obamacare is already dead.”
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Law Temporarily Blocked From Taking Effect in Texas
A federal judge temporarily on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would limit second-trimester abortions in a ruling that came one day before the regulation was to take effect.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Send Maine's First-in-Nation Food Sovereignty Bill Back to the Legislative Kitchen
Gov. Paul LePage has told legislative leaders that he will call an emergency legislative session to amend a food sovereignty bill that the federal government has criticized as unlawful.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial Trump-Supporting Sheriff, David Clarke, Resigns Suddenly
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. _ the controversial, Stetson-wearing official who rose to national prominence with his no-holds-barred conservative rhetoric _ resigned his office Thursday.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Thousands in Shelters and Thousands Without Water, Houston Begins Slow Crawl to Recovery
The Houston area continued its slow crawl out of crisis Thursday as swollen waterways began to drain and hundreds of thousand of victims of the flood started looking toward a recovery that could last for months, if not years.
September 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Our willingness to help Texas isn't based on politics. This is a spontaneous reaction to a neighbor in need. So we're here with one message: Texas, Mexico is ready to help.
Carlos Sada, Mexico's undersecretary for North American relations, pledging to provide Harvey-hit areas with vehicles, boats and food.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States that have made it illegal, under certain circumstances, to debark a dog.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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