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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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Health-Care Vote Could Start 'Complete Unwinding of the Medicaid Program as We Know It'
For all its populist design, the House GOP’s latest proposal to overhaul federal Medicaid funding creates financial risks for states and could leave some enrollees worse off.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hackers Access Job-Seekers' Personal Data From 10 States
Nine months after the Maine Department of Labor outsourced its federally mandated job-matching service to an out-of-state vendor, that vendor has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of an unknown number of Mainers' sensitive personal information.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Sets Higher Standards for Students With Disabilities
The final day of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee got off to an awkward start Wednesday when the Supreme Court unanimously overruled the foundation of one of his opinions in a case involving the rights of children with disabilities.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas Expands Where Concealed Guns Are Allowed
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will allow Arkansans with concealed-carry permits to take firearms onto public college campuses and many other public places, including into the state Capitol, if they get up to eight hours of training.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Becomes Law in Kentucky
Gov. Matt Bevin has signed a controversial "Blue Lives Matter" bill into law that makes it a hate crime to target police officers, putting Kentucky at the forefront of a new political trend.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Eyeing Trump’s Budget Plan, Republican Governors Say ‘No, Thanks’
Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky was unrestrained in his praise for President Trump: Opening for him at a rally on Monday, Mr. Bevin, a conservative Republican, echoed Mr. Trump’s “America First” slogan and only gently noted the nagging divisions in their party.
March 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Drops Controversial Lie-Detector Policy for Parents Suspected of Abuse, Neglect
Arizona’s Department of Child Safety says it has dropped a 3-month-old policy that let investigators secretly record interviews with parents or caregivers suspected of crimes using a controversial and questionable technology meant to detect lying.
March 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Caps in GOP Bill Could Shrink Seniors’ Benefits
Before nursing home patient Carmencita Misa became bedridden, she was a veritable “dancing queen,” says her daughter, Charlotte Altieri.
March 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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MLK Finally Gets His Own Holiday in Arkansas
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into a law a bill ending the state's 32-year-old dual holiday in January honoring both the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee and making the day a holiday celebrating King only.
March 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Gov. Cuomo Says the GOP Health-Care Bill 'Declared War on New York'
Congressional Republicans have "declared war on New York," an angry Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Tuesday, referring to a proposed amendment to a federal health care bill that would shift New York's Medicaid costs from its counties to state government.
March 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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