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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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Singer John Legend Makes an Endorsement for Philadelphia DA
John Legend, the award-winning singer-songwriter and University of Pennsylvania graduate, has pumped a little celebrity into Tuesday’s Democratic primary election for district attorney in Philadelphia.
May 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Blocks New Jersey From Adopting Nation's Strictest Age Requirements for Marriage
Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday conditionally vetoed a bill that would have made New Jersey the first state in the nation to ban marriage by anyone under the age of 18, a measure advocates had said would protect primarily young women from being forced into unwanted marriages by their families.
May 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FBI Raids Office of GOP Consultant Over 2013 Virginia Governor's Race
The FBI raided a Republican campaign consultant's Annapolis office Thursday, causing Maryland Republican lawmakers to say they will stop doing business with the firm.
May 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Taps Kris Kobach, Who Echoed His Voter Fraud Claims, to Lead Election Commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who repeatedly has made questionable claims of rampant voter fraud, will co-chair President Donald Trump's new Commission on Election Integrity -- and civil rights groups and top Democrats are outraged.
May 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New deadline for states to figure out how to deliver Medicaid care to disabled and elderly people in home and community-based settings instead of nursing homes. The deadline set by the Obama administration was 2019.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Raise Gas Tax, South Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor
A proposal to raise the S.C. gas tax will become law after the Legislature Wednesday overrode Gov. Henry McMaster's veto.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abandoning Obamacare, Aetna Withdraws From Last 2 States
Aetna Inc., which has signaled for months that mounting financial losses would force its exit from Obamacare, announced Wednesday it is quitting the remaining two states in which it participated.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Vermont Legislature Makes History With Passage of Marijuana Bill
Vermont’s Legislature has become the first in the nation to approve a recreational marijuana legalization bill.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Gas Tax Revenues Decline, Fees on Fuel-Efficient Cars Pop Up
Lawmakers in California, home to almost half of the nation’s electric vehicles, decided this year to impose an annual fee on the owners of plug-in electric cars beginning in 2020.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CMS Gives States Until 2022 to Meet Medicaid Standards of Care
The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services without being forced to go into nursing homes.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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