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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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A Nation's First, California Pays for Prisoner's Gender Reassignment Surgery
A transgender California prison inmate who was born male but identifies as female underwent gender-reassignment surgery paid for by the state this week in what is believed to be the first such case in the United States, her attorneys said Friday.
January 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint-Inspired Law Forces Faster Public Notice About Contaminated Water
Gov. Rick Snyder visited Flint Friday and signed legislation that will require Michigan communities to be notified much more quickly than Flint was about elevated lead levels in their drinking water.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Leading the Nation in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Fights Back
Gov. John Kasich today signed another bill targeting Ohio's opiate and heroin epidemic.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Texas Is Cheering a Tax Lawsuit Loss
As gloomy government budget news stacks up in Austin, a state appeals court ruling issued Friday appears to erase a huge worry about the state’s business franchise tax.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid LGBT Bathroom Debate, Virginia Governor Orders State Contractors Not to Discriminate
Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Thursday signed an executive order requiring future contractors that do business with the Executive Branch to adhere to a non-discrimination policy that includes bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Storms Unleash Floods and Mudslides on Northern California and Nevada
The most powerful in a series of winter storms lashed Northern California and Nevada on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds, causing widespread flooding, downing trees and unleashing mudslides.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Technology Gives the Hearing Impaired a Bigger Voice in Arizona's Capitol
State Rep. Lela Alston has difficulty hearing. Despite wearing hearing aids, she has struggled to follow bill debates on the House floor, and even been reluctant to participate.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Republicans Meet With Taiwan President Over China's Objection
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday in Houston with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, adding to tensions with China after President-elect Donald Trump broke diplomatic protocol by talking to her on the phone.
January 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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End of Electricity Program Leaves Poor Texans in Cold Darkness
North Texas was freezing during a three-day stretch last month, but Mary Garcia refused to turn on the heat in her cramped apartment.
January 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is Kris Kobach's Immigration Plan Too Much, Even for Trump?
Donald Trump's hesitation in hiring immigration hard-liner Kris Kobach reflects the next president's indecision on how to approach the biggest issue of his presidential campaign.
January 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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