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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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Tennessee Governor Pushes Gas Tax Hike and Expands Free Community College Program
With the state flush with new general government revenues, Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday night unveiled a $37 billion annual spending plan, urging lawmakers to adopt his recommended gas tax increases to pay for better roads and reject temptations to dodge it by turning to burgeoning revenues in other non-transportation areas to fund it instead.
January 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Orders Wisconsin GOP to Redraw Maps for 2018 Election
After striking down Wisconsin's legislative maps as unconstitutional two months ago, a federal court Friday ordered Gov. Scott Walker and lawmakers to redraw the districts by Nov. 1 to ensure their use in the fall 2018 elections.
January 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Judge Blocks Texas Fetus-Disposal Rules
A federal judge Friday blocked Texas from requiring that fetal remains to be buried or cremated.
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Offers Legal Aid for Immigrants Detained at Airports
Governor Andrew Cuomo said his office will provide legal counsel for immigrants detained in New York airports and announced a hotline for families unsure if loved ones are detained.
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Governor Gets His First Competitor
Could the 2018 race for governor come down to former health care executive versus former health care executive?
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Confusion and Protests Erupt at Airports Across the Country
With protesters' chants echoing through arrival halls and beyond, confusion prevailed Sunday at airports across the United States amid seemingly contradictory signals from the Trump administration over a hotly contested executive order blocking U.S. entry to refugees and nationals of seven Muslim-majority nations.
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic AGs Vow Action Against Trump's Immigration Ban
Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s executive action banning Muslim immigration from select countries, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful.”
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Order Will Give States More Power Over Refugees' Resettlement
States and cities will find it easier to turn away even those refugees the Trump administration admits to the U.S. under the executive order issued Friday.
January 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami-Dade Mayor Cedes to 'Sanctuary' Threat But Says Trump Should Pay Immigration Jail Costs
The mayor of Miami-Dade county on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal detention requests, citing President Donald Trump's executive orders concerning "sanctuary jurisdictions" for illegal immigrants.
January 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Abortion Law in Arkansas Led to Lawsuits in Other States
Arkansas joined a half-dozen other states that have enacted restrictions on a common procedure for second-trimester abortions, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson signing the legislation hours after the Senate passed it Thursday.
January 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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