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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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Pro-Pot Group Makes 2 Endorsements for New Hampshire Governor
A group that wants to end marijuana prohibition, and to have pot be regulated like alcohol, has endorsed conservative Republican Frank Edelblut and liberal Democrat Steve Marchand for governor.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wife of Clinton's Running Mate, Anne Holton, Resigns as Education Secretary of Virginia
Anne Holton, wife of Hillary Clinton's running mate pick Tim Kaine, resigned Tuesday as Virginia's secretary of education.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Becomes Last State to Provide Health Insurance to Low-Income Children
Arizona is rejoining a children's health insurance program for low and middle-income families, becoming the last state in the union to provide coverage for health care, dental care, speech therapy and other services to families who don't qualify for Medicaid.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfires Prompt States of Emergency and Evacuations Around California
A state of emergency was declared Tuesday for Los Angeles County, where the Sand fire has scorched 37,701 acres, destroyed homes and led to at least one fatality in Santa Clarita Valley.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Exactly <i>Is</i> a Sanctuary City?
Clinton and Trump clash on them. Congress and some states have been trying to defund them. But no one can seem to agree on what it means to actually be a sanctuary city.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In State With Limitless Political Donations, GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Spend $10M in 3 Weeks
The four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Missouri governor have spent a combined total of more than $10.4 million in the past three weeks, leading into Tuesday's primary, new records show.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Outside DNC, Philadelphia Takes Down Mississippi's Flag
Mississippi's state flag didn't last long on Broad Street in South Philadelphia.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Denied Medical Care, Sick Prisoners Sue Tennessee Officials
Tennessee inmates infected with hepatitis C filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials late Monday, asking the court to force the state to start treating all inmates who have the potentially deadly disease.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska's Parent-Notification Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The Alaska Supreme Court has invalidated the state law requiring physicians to give two days notice to parents before performing abortions on girls under 18 years old.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Governor Promises to Circumvent Court Orders to Revoke Felons' Voting Rights
The Virginia Supreme Court Friday struck down Gov. Terry McAuliffe's executive orders restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 felons, declaring that the 13,000-plus who have registered to vote must be stricken from the rolls.
July 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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