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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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Unemployed and Falsely Accused of Fraud, by a Computer Glitch
Although it did not come online until 2013, the State of Michigan used an error-prone computer system that has wrongly accused tens of thousands of people of unemployment insurance fraud to assess jobless claims dating to 2007, officials confirmed Monday.
January 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Halts North Carolina's Special Election
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court's ruling requiring North Carolina to immediately redraw state legislative districts found to have been be mapped out in a way that crammed black voters into a limited number of them to dilute their electoral clout.
January 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid's Data Gets an Internet-Era Makeover
Jini Kim’s relationship with Medicaid is business and personal.
January 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Lift Funding Restrictions on Detroit Bus System
Detroit's bus system is making significant improvements, enough that the U.S. government is lifting financial restrictions on how the agency can access federal funding.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In New Jersey Governor's Race, Democrat Phil Murphy Gets Key Endorsements
Both of New Jersey’s top Democratic elected officials endorsed Phil Murphy, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany and ex-Goldman Sachs executive, for governor on Monday, attempting to add even more momentum to a campaign that has already won the support of the state’s 21 Democratic county chairmen.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Law Prompts ACLU to Sue Kentucky
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge Monday to a new law that requires women to have an ultrasound before receiving an abortion in Kentucky.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber Starts Sharing Its Traffic Data With Cities
Uber provides over 1 million rides per day in more than 450 cities around the world, constantly collecting data en route to the destination.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Education, Tax Relief at Heart of Idaho Governor's State Address
Gov. Butch Otter’s State of the State address Monday focused heavily on education funding, tax relief and creating a secured facility for mentally ill people committed to a state hospital.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Governor Outlines Ambitious But Costly Agenda, With Focus on Education
In his third State of the State address, Gov. Doug Ducey laid out an ambitious and potentially pricey agenda that left lawmakers on both sides of the aisle nodding in approval and asking the same question: How is the state going to pay for all this?
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nuclear Plant Near New York City Will Close by 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it official Monday, saying that the 2,000-megawatt Indian Point nuclear power plant will close by April 2021, with his office saying it will have "little to no effect on New Yorkers' electricity bills."
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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