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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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Ex-Governor Loses Lawsuit to Force Chicago School Board Elections
A federal judge this week rejected an effort by a group of residents and former Gov. Pat Quinn to force the city to adopt an elected school board.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Signs Toughest U.S. Limits on Opioid Prescriptions
In a moment he described as “historic,” Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday signed a sweeping piece of legislation that mandates insurance coverage for up to six months of substance abuse treatment, imposes the nation’s strongest limit on initial opioid drug prescriptions and requires education for patients and doctors about the risks associated with the drugs.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Immigration Ban Gets 1 State's Official Support
Making Texas the first state to throw its weight behind President Donald Trump's embattled travel ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed a brief of support with a federal appeals court saying the immigration order is lawful.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland AG Can Now Sue Trump, With or Without Governor's Approval
Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday gave Maryland's attorney general broad authority to bypass the governor and sue the federal government on a range of issues, an unprecedented expansion of power for the office.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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While Congress Stalls, White House Releases Rules Meant to Stabilize Health Insurance Market
While Congress continues to struggle with how to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration today unveiled its first regulation aimed at keeping insurers participating in the individual market in 2018.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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House Republicans Vote to Block States From Offering Retirement Plans
House Republicans voted to rescind a federal rule making it easier for states to offer basic retirement savings plans to millions of workers. As International Business Times reported last week, the chief sponsors of the bill have been heavily supported by campaign cash from the finance industry, which has lobbied against the plans.
February 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago School Board Sues the State Over Funding
Moving a long-running political battle into the courtroom, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school board sued Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois State Board of Education on Tuesday, accusing the state of employing "separate and unequal systems of funding for public education in Illinois."
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Approves California's Emergency Aid Request for Oroville Dam Crisis
Federal emergency officials approved California Gov. Jerry Brown's requests to pay for winter storm damages and to support California's unfolding response to the emergency at the crumbling Oroville Dam, the White House announced Tuesday
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP's Medicaid Strategy: Boost Spending Now, Slash the Program Later?
Republicans determined to cut Medicaid may first have to pour more money into it, to keep the peace between Republican governors who expanded health care for low-income people under Obamacare and those who resisted.
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Humana to Stop Selling Health Plans on Obamacare Marketplace
Humana Inc., one of the nation's largest health insurers, will stop selling Obamacare health plans next year, the company announced Tuesday. The move threatens to rattle jittery insurance markets and further complicate Republicans' push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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