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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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Maine Gov. LePage Won't Seek U.S. Senate Seat in 2018
Gov. Paul LePage will not enter the 2018 race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Angus King, said LePage's former gubernatorial campaign strategist and current political adviser in a prepared statement Wednesday night.
May 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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8,000 Flint Residents Could Lose Their Homes Over Unpaid Bills for Unsafe Water
Following a water crisis that saw sky-high levels of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., many homes in the city still do not have access to safe tap water.
May 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budget Talks Turn Into Shouting Match at Alabama Statehouse
What was an unremarkable debate over the General Fund budget exploded Thursday over accusations of poor budget prioritizing and state overreach.
May 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Joins the Guns-on-Campuses Club
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a measure Thursday that would allow college students and others to carry concealed weapons on campus, despite vetoing similar legislation last year amid an uproar from gun control advocates.
May 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Health Bill Offers Governors Something They Don't Appear to Want
The House Republican repeal bill narrowly approved Thursday lets states opt out of much of Obamacare — but not a single governor has stepped up to say they want to take advantage of that leeway.
May 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Santa Fe Voters, Pro-Tax in the Past, Reject Them for Soda
The soda tax defeat in New Mexico's capital city this week interrupted a string of successful campaigns to increase taxes elsewhere.
May 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Things to Watch as the GOP Health Bill Heads to U.S. Senate
After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House managed to pass its GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act on Thursday by a razor-thin margin. The vote was 217-213.
May 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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When Building a Diverse Workforce, Hiring Is Just the Start
Diversity has a lot of benefits, but achieving it isn't as easy as it sounds.
May 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Shows Why GOP Plan to Rely on States to Replace Obamacare May Not Work
Richard Figueroa still shudders at the memory of the calls he fielded as enrollment director of California's special health plan for sick patients who had been rejected by insurers.
May 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pseudoscience Fuels Minnesota Measles Outbreak
Health officials in Minnesota are scrambling to contain a measles outbreak that has sickened primarily Somali-American children. Officials have identified 34 cases as of Wednesday, and they’re worried there will be more.
May 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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