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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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In Search for Obamacare Replacement, Small Group of GOP Governors Called Upon to Help
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is among a small group of governors being called upon by congressional Republicans to help craft a solution to the Medicaid expansion conundrum amid the repeal and replacement of Obamacare.
February 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Carry a Concealed Weapon in New Hampshire, Permit No Longer Necessary
Anyone who legally owns a gun can now carry it in a concealed fashion without a permit from their local police chief, thanks to Senate Bill 12, signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Chris Sununu.
February 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Can Now Restrict Transgenders' Bathroom Use, But Will They?
For Texas state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, requiring people to use the bathroom according to the gender on their birth certificate has always been about public safety.
February 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Spicer Confirms States' Fears: A Coming U.S. Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana
President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday for the first time that it will crack down on marijuana sales in states that have approved recreational pot use.
February 24, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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10 Arrested as Most Dakota Pipeline Protesters Clear Camp
As authorities closed in on the Dakota Access pipeline protest Wednesday, a small contingent of resisters refused to leave the site where they've stood for almost a year against the construction of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
February 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Hog Apocalypse': Texas Has a New Plan to Kill Feral Pigs
The people of Texas are getting a bit more serious about the feral hogs problem plaguing the state.
February 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Hands Transgender Bathroom Decisions Back to the States
The Trump administration Wednesday told public school districts across the nation that they no longer have to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
February 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York's First-in-Nation Cyber-Regulations to Take Effect March 1
New York state on Thursday announced final regulations requiring banks and insurers to meet minimum cyber-security standards and report breaches to regulators as part of an effort to combat a surge in cyber crime and limit damages to consumers.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Killed Michigan's Plan to Nix Income Taxes?
Under pressure from Democrats and Republicans including Gov. Rick Snyder, a proposal to gradually eliminate the state's 4.25% income tax was scrapped Tuesday for a plan that would cut the tax to 3.9% over four years and leave it at that level.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Forego Health Care
Some foreign-born Californians are canceling their Medi-Cal coverage or declining to enroll in the first place, citing fears of a Trump administration crackdown on immigrants.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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