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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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Court: Ohio Illegally Removed Voters From Rolls
A Cincinnati appeals court Friday ruled that the process used by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to flag inactive voters for possible purging from the registration rolls violates the National Voting Rights Act.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland Converts 600 Bathrooms to Gender-Neutral
Portland commissioners will designate 600 city bathrooms as "all-user" on Friday. They will replace "male" and "female" signs on single-occupancy restrooms with signs that show a toilet.
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Rules Issued for Municipal Courts in Missouri
The Missouri Supreme Court issued this week a set of minimum standards for municipal courts, a long-awaited response to charges that municipal courts in the St. Louis area are unconstitutional debtors' prisons that routinely violate the rights of the poor.
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint Water Investigator Resigns After Drunken Driving Arrest
A key member of the Michigan Attorney General's team that has been tasked with investigating the Flint water crisis has resigned from his role after he was arrested Saturday night in Wayne County on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a news release from the Attorney General's Office.
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republican Phil Scott Promises to Sell Business Shares If Elected Governor of Vermont
Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott will sell his share of DuBois Construction if he is elected governor, he said on Saturday.
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Keep Drug Prices Down, States May Pay Based on Effectiveness
Can states save money on increasingly expensive prescriptions for Medicaid patients by setting prices based not on drugmakers’ wishes, but on how well the medicines control, contain or cure disease?
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Takes On Zoning Laws to Address Housing Shortage
The Obama administration Monday is calling on cities and counties to rethink their zoning laws, saying that antiquated rules on construction, housing and land use are contributing to high rents and income inequality, and dragging down the U.S. economy as a whole.
September 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More Than 30 States Sue Drugmakers Over Soaring Prices
Pennsylvania has joined a majority of states in filing a lawsuit against three drug manufacturers, claiming they have illegally profited off the opioid addiction and overdose crisis sweeping America.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Vermont's Gubernatorial Candidates Pledge to Do for Women
Republican gubernatorial nominee Phil Scott stuck to his message of making the economy the state's first priority at Thursday's forum on women's issues, while Democratic candidate Sue Minter said her experiences as a working mother gave her insight into what the state's women need.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Debate Exposes Candidates' Differences on Health, Labor in New Hampshire Governor's Race
The two nominees for New Hampshire governor differed over raising the minimum wage and making Medicaid expansion permanent, but found areas of agreement during their first showdown Wednesday afternoon.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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