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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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Montana Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over Infrastructure Funding
Gov. Steve Bullock and his Republican challenger, Greg Gianforte, agree on one top priority: It’s past time for Montana to make significant investments in infrastructure.
July 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tiny Houses: Affordable, Energy-Efficient and Often Illegal
Sarah Hastings’ 190-square-foot home was on 3 acres of farmland next to a small garden in Hadley, Massachusetts. Now it’s in storage.
July 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Barriers Keeping Young People Off Obamacare
The Obama administration is making a push to get young adults covered on the health insurance marketplaces, both for their own good and that of the marketplaces, which need healthy people to balance sicker ones in the risk pool.
July 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Backs Ohio's Cleanup of Voter List
Secretary of State Jon Husted is not illegally removing voters from voter registration rolls, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois (Kind Of) Passes First Budget in Almost 2 Years
Illinois political leaders cut a deal on a makeshift budget Thursday to keep state government afloat for six months, ensure schools open this fall and rescue the financially struggling Chicago Public Schools -- a temporary reprieve to the stalemate that's gripped the Capitol for a year and a half.
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Calling It a 'Day of Reckoning,' Alaska Governor Slashes Spending
Saying the Alaska Legislature failed to do enough to solve the state's deep financial woes, Gov. Bill Walker used his veto pen Wednesday to slash next year's state spending, including likely cuts in Permanent Fund dividends, a delay in paying tax breaks for the oil industry and cuts in education programs and road projects
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Christie Ordered All Road Work in New Jersey to Stop
Governor Christie has ordered the state to start shutting down road construction work after the fight to pay for road and bridge projects – now a stalemate over raising the gas tax and cutting the sales tax – stalled in the state Senate, where lawmakers were unwilling to accept his plan.
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Ruling Spurs Planned Parenthood to Target 8 States
Emboldened by this week's Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood has launched a campaign to repeal laws in eight states it says restrict women's ability to get an abortion.
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Eve of Vermont's Labeling Law, Nobel Laureates Urge Support for GMOs
More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a scientific consensus they are safe and can benefit society.
July 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ACLU, Cleveland Agree to Ease Protest Rules at GOP Convention
Cleveland and the ACLU of Ohio reached agreement Wednesday on easing some restrictions on marches, speeches and protests during the Republican National Convention next month.
June 30, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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