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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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Welfare Caps: More Harm Than Good?
Vivian Thorp was a single mother of a 4-year-old daughter when she enrolled in California’s welfare-to-work program in 1999.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Planned Parenthood Wins Defunding Case in Utah
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Utah to continue providing federal funds to the state branch of Planned Parenthood, handing a defeat to Republican Governor Gary Herbert, who had ordered a cutoff last August.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Takeaways From a Report on Income Mobility
New data reveals long-term trends about the under-reported topic.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unfunded Budget Becomes Law in Pennsylvania
State lawmakers squabbled late Monday over how to plug a revenue gap of more than $1 billion, spurring concerns about a potential spending freeze that could harm schools and nonprofits still reeling from last budget season's impasse.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Ditches Common Core Tests for High Schoolers
Illinois is ditching the controversial state PARCC exam for high school students, instead giving 11th-graders a state-paid SAT college entrance exam next spring.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Hides Police Camera Videos From the Public
Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill on Monday that will preclude police body camera footage from being a public record in North Carolina.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why So Many Toddlers Are Losing Health Insurance
Many babies born to mothers who are covered by Medicaid are automatically eligible for that coverage during the first year of their lives.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ruling Will Result in Less Affordable Housing in New Jersey
New Jersey’s suburban towns got a big break Monday in the number of affordable housing units that must be built over the next decade, as a state appeals panel overturned a court order that could have added thousands of units to developers’ plans.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana to Appear on Arkansas Ballot
An initiated act aimed at legalizing medical marijuana has been cleared for the Nov. 8 general election ballot, but the proposal faces opposition from three fronts -- the backer of a competing constitutional amendment, a conservative organization and the governor.
July 12, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Stamps' Extremely Rare But Expensive Problem
Some people get food stamps from multiple states, costing the government millions of dollars. A new tracking system can cut those costs.
July 11, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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