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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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Study: Medicaid Expansion Made It Easier to Get a Doctor's Appointment
More than 14 million adults have enrolled in Medicaid since the health law passed, and that has caused some hand-wringing over whether there would be enough primary care providers to meet the demand. But a study out this week suggests that the newly insured people are generally able to get timely appointments for primary care.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas Offers Free Tuition to Students Who Stay in the State After Graduation
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a part of his legislative agenda into law Thursday, a measure aimed at helping students pursuing college degrees in high-demand fields.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Guilty or Not, Parents Often Get Billed for Their Kids' Jail Time
In dozens of one-on-one meetings every week, a lawyer retained by the city of Philadelphia summons parents whose children have just been jailed, pulls out his calculator and hands them more bad news: a bill for their kids’ incarceration.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Sales Tax Law in Wyoming Forces Online Businesses to Pay Up
Wyoming officials say they hope more online businesses will begin to pay sales taxes voluntarily but a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Matt Mead lays the groundwork to collect from those that refuse.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Government Officials' Private Messages Can Be Subject to Public Record, Rules California Supreme Court
Texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if they deal with official business, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous decision hailed by open-government advocates.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Mayor Arrested Upon Returning From Vacation in South America
Moments after returning from a vacation in Colombia, former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was arrested Sunday at San Francisco International Airport on suspicion of mishandling money when he ran a youth organization more than two years ago.
March 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jury Clears Ex-Utah AG of Every Corruption Charge
The burden of four years living under a cloud of suspicion and an intense four-week trial began to lift for former Utah Attorney General John Swallow with the sound of two words: "Not guilty."
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can't Afford College? A Florida University Will Pick Up the Tab.
For students whose families can't afford to help pay for college, Florida International University is making a promise: The school will pick up the tab.
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Supreme Court Gives Legislature a Deadline to Overhaul Education Funding
Kansas school funding is inadequate and unconstitutional, shortchanging at least a fourth of the state's public school students, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Drop Transgender Bathroom Lawsuit Against Feds
Eleven U.S. states have agreed to drop a lawsuit against an Obama administration order for transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice after the measure was revoked by President Donald Trump, a court filing showed on Thursday.
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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