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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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Hawaii Judge Exempts Relatives of U.S. Residents From Travel Ban
A federal judge in Hawaii ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to allow grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles and other relatives of people in the U.S. to circumvent the travel ban policy.
July 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Keep Pot Shops Stocked, Nevada Passes Emergency Regulations
Distributors previously operating in Nevada's medical marijuana program may soon enter the recreational marijuana market after the Nevada Tax Commission today approved emergency regulations to reopen distribution licensing.
July 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Yo Voté: Increasingly Diverse Communities Scramble to Translate Ballots
In this community center turned polling place, Juan Sanchis stands near an electronic ballot reader with a smile on his face, waiting.
July 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Footage Can Be Hidden From the Public Under New Michigan Law
Beginning in January, Michigan will have rules in place for the disclosure and retention of audio or video recordings from body cameras worn by police officers.
July 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Ben Jealous for Maryland Governor
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) threw his weight behind former NAACP President Ben Jealous' bid for Maryland governor on Thursday morning during an endorsement rally.
July 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Senate Unveils New Health Bill But Prospects Remain Uncertain
Hoping to secure the 50 votes needed for passage, Senate Republicans unveiled their revised draft health care legislation on Thursday that includes some meaningful changes but retains many of the same elements that kept the original version from winning the support of GOP moderates.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20 minutes
Time that parents in Marion County, Fla., are required to read to their children every night. The new rule is in place of homework, which the county is banning for elementary schools.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There is simply no place for them [Muslims] in our world.
A Facebook post shared by Jeff Sieting, the president of Kalkaska Village, Mich. In response, some residents may try to recall him.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Bankruptcy Looms for Hartford, Conn., S&P Downgrades Its Debt to 'Junk'
Standard & Poor's downgraded Hartford debt to junk bond status late Tuesday, less than a week after the financially troubled capital city hired a New York law firm with expertise in restructuring municipal finances.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Approves Alaska's Plan for Stabilizing the Health Insurance Market
Alaska will receive more than $300 million in new federal funding over the next five years to shore up the state's individual health insurance market, federal officials announced Tuesday.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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