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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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Alabama: The Only State With No Dam Safety Program
Ursula Powers walked by her kitchen window when she saw "a wall of water" surge through the trees.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should Maine Expand Medicaid? Voters Will Decide in November.
Mainers will vote in November on whether the state should expand its Medicaid program, following the validation Tuesday of a petition to do so.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Howard Dean Endorses Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg for DNC Chair
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean announced his support on Wednesday for South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland's Assault Rifle Ban Passes U.S. Court Muster
A federal appeals court upheld Maryland's ban on assault rifles, concluding that the powerful military-style guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Texas Can't Kick Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid
A federal judge Tuesday blocked Texas officials from ousting Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid health care provider, dealing another blow to Republican-led efforts to enforce stricter abortion-related regulations and policy.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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St. Louis Protects Women's Health Decisions, and Missouri Lawmakers Aren't Happy
Gov. Eric Greitens took to Facebook this weekend to slam St. Louis aldermen for a bill adding reproductive health decisions to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance.
February 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can Government Employees Criticize the Government?
They have fewer free-speech rights than private workers, but what counts as a fireable offense is debatable.
February 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Governments Struggle to Close Their Own Gender Pay Gaps
California has the most stringent equal pay laws in the nation. But among its own workers, the state is still struggling to close the pay gap between men and women.
February 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Halt High-Speed Rail in California
Federal Transit Administration has put the brakes on a $647 million grant to help pay for electrification of a commuter train system on the San Francisco Peninsula that was considered a key part of extending California's planned high-speed rail line to the Bay Area.
February 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Voter ID Case, Judge Sanctions Texas for Stalling
A federal judge has ordered sanctions against the state of Texas for blowing past deadlines and ignoring a court order to hand over thousands of pages of documents in a lawsuit challenging its voter registration practices.
February 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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