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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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Florida Senator Who Just Resigned Had Hooters and Playboy Models on His Payroll
Just months before his resignation Friday, Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles unseated Democrat Dwight Bullard with an aggressive $1 million campaign in a district that favored Democrats.
April 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Obamacare's Uncertainty, States Extend Deadlines to File 2018 Premium Rates
With time running out to set insurance prices and still no sign of whether the Trump administration will continue funding cost-sharing subsidies for low-income Americans, several states are giving health insurers a little more wiggle room to file 2018 rates.
April 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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He's an Environmentalist, Entrepreneur, Author and Priest. Now He Wants to Add Governor.
Longtime environmentalist and entrepreneur Robert K. Massie has jumped into the Democratic gubernatorial primary, saying his résumé makes him uniquely qualified to take on Republican Governor Charlie Baker next year.
April 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ Warning Mobilizes Some Immigrant Sanctuary Cities
California cities are mobilizing to fight the Trump administration's effort to strip federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities, which do not enforce federal immigration policy.
April 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Where Confederate Memorial Day Is Still Celebrated Today
It's been nearly 152 years since the Confederate Army surrendered to Union forces, ending the American Civil War.
April 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ Sends Warning to 9 Immigrant Sanctuaries
The U.S. Justice Department has escalated its approach to so-called "sanctuary cities," writing at least eight jurisdictions Friday to put them on notice they could be failing to cooperate with immigration authorities.
April 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Senator Resigns Over Racist, Sexist Insults
Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles resigned from the Florida Legislature on Friday, consumed by a scandal that erupted three days earlier over a diatribe of insults the Miami Republican unleashed against two lawmakers at a Tallahassee bar.
April 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Omaha Mayoral Race Stirs National Debate as DNC Endorses Anti-Abortion Democrat
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders told a cheering crowd in Omaha on Thursday that he thinks mayoral candidate Heath Mello is part of the Democratic Party of the future.
April 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FDA: States Can't Import Execution Drugs
Almost two years after Texas tried to import an execution drug from overseas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruled Thursday that the drug can’t be admitted into the United States.
April 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will Chaffetz and Herbert Shake Up Utah's Race for Governor?
The speculative list of possible candidates for governor in 2020 includes another surprise name: incumbent Gov. Gary Herbert, who during last year's re-election campaign said his current third term would be his last.
April 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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