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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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Trump Picks Iowa Gov. Branstad for China Ambassador
Donald Trump has picked Terry Branstad, the long-serving Iowa governor who proved a loyal and unflinching surrogate in the presidential race, to be the ambassador to China, the transition team said Wednesday.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Businesses: Anti-LGBT Bills Could Cost Texas $8.5 Billion and More Than 100,000 Jobs
With the legislative session just weeks ahead, the Texas business community is digging in its heels in opposition to Texas Republicans’ anti-LGBT proposals, warning they could have dire consequences on the state’s economy.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Legalization Hangs in the Balance as Maine Begins Recount
The recount of votes on Maine's contentious marijuana legalization initiative began Monday in Augusta with volunteers slowly hand-sorting through thousands of "Yes" and "No" votes, one by one.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Vetoes Bill Limiting Solitary Confinement
Gov. Chris Christie shot down an attempt to curtail the use of solitary confinement in New Jersey's prisons on Monday, vetoing legislation that would have strictly limited the practice and assailing its key sponsor in a fiery veto message.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Asks Electors Not to Vote for Him Dec. 19
Thanks, but no thanks, was the word Tuesday from Ohio Gov. John Kasich about a campaign to switch electoral votes from Donald Trump to him.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Treatment Varies Dramatically by State
When Ashley Hurteau, 32, was arrested in 2015, she faced a list of charges for crimes she committed to finance a drug craving she had struggled with for more than a decade.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Up Next for North Carolina's Governor Who Just Lost Re-Election: Meeting Trump
Two days after conceding in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Trump's transition team announced Tuesday morning.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hopes for Medicaid Expansion Quietly Die in Wyoming
Hopes for Medicaid expansion, the program intended to bring health coverage to thousands of low-income adults, have died in Wyoming.
December 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Texas Agriculture Chief's Facebook, Fake News Flows Freely
Thousands of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's followers on social media might believe that terrorists are — in his words —preparing "for their jihad against the state and our nation” from a training compound outside of Houston.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic Governors Re-Elect Connecticut's Malloy to Lead Them
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been re-elected to head the Democratic Governors Association, a job that saw him travel the country this year, raising money, campaigning and speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July, but ended without much success on Election Day.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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