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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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Rulings Could Help Trump in Swing-State Ohio
In a pair of court decisions that could help Donald Trump, Ohioans' voting rights were pared back Tuesday for the 2016 presidential election.
September 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York AG Launches Investigation Into Trump Foundation
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said Tuesday he has opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation "to make sure it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York."
September 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas State Rep. Ron Reynolds Files for Bankruptcy
After a spate of legal troubles in recent years related to his personal injury law practice in Houston – lawsuits resulting in multiple costly settlements, criminal convictions and the suspension of his law license — state Rep. Ron Reynolds has filed for bankruptcy.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan State Rep. Peter Pettalia Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Rep. Peter Pettalia, R-Presque Isle, was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday evening, according to legislative leaders.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Farmers Win Decades-Long Battle for Overtime Pay in California
Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation Monday that would gradually add hundreds of thousands of California farmworkers to the ranks of those who are paid overtime after eight hours on the job or 40 hours in a single week, closing out one of the year's most intense political battles in Sacramento.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In States That Didn't Expand Medicaid, Rural Hospitals Hit Harder
It isn’t news that in rural parts of the country, people have a harder time accessing good health care. But new evidence suggests opposition to a key part of the 2010 health overhaul could be adding to the gap.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing Transgender Bathroom Law, NCAA Pulls Championship Events Out of North Carolina
March Madness won't be coming to North Carolina this season.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Opa-Locka on Bankruptcy's Edge, Ex-Manager Pleads Guilty to Corruption
David Chiverton, a popular Opa-locka manager who once promised to help rescue the city from insolvency, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to using his office to pocket thousands in cash bribes from local business owners in one of the largest corruption cases in South Florida in decades.
September 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds: Ohio Can't Charge Medicaid Patients Premiums
Federal regulators have smacked down Ohio's proposal to charge new fees to Medicaid beneficiaries and impose penalties on those who miss payments.
September 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Courts Block 3 States From Requiring Voters to Prove Citizenship
A federal appeals court ruling late Friday blocked Georgia and two other states from requiring proof of citizenship when residents registered to vote using federal forms, a victory for voting rights group that had little immediate effect in Georgia since the state had not been enforcing the requirement.
September 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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