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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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To Prevent Unplanned Pregnancies, Feds Urge States to Do More
The federal government, which spends billions of dollars each year covering unintended pregnancies, is encouraging states to adopt policies that might boost the number of Medicaid enrollees who use long-acting, reversible contraceptives.
June 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Dakotans Vote to Keep Farming in the Family
Anti-corporate farming laws in North Dakota will stand after an overwhelming vote on Tuesday to keep them.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska's Credit Rating Takes 3rd Hit This Year
Alaska on Tuesday morning lost its only remaining top-ranked credit rating, with Fitch Ratings downgrading the state one notch from AAA to AA+.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budget Cuts Force Courthouse Closures in Connecticut
Budget cuts have forced the closure of juvenile courts in Torrington, Danbury, and Stamford, as well as the district courthouse in Willimantic, Judicial officials announced Tuesday morning.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Need Help Getting More Bang for Taxpayers' Buck?
Many government policies have no evidence of success before or after they're implemented. A new competition seeks to change that.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What 7 GOP Governors Talked to Trump About Tuesday
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she and six other Republican governors discussed national security, refugees and the economy with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Bridgegate' Going to Trial
As a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the George Washington Bridge lane closure case will go to trial, lawyers for two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie invoked the Watergate scandal to demand access to Christie's cellphone and phone records.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Overdosed and Afraid to Call 911? 38 States Now Grant Immunity
A person who calls 911 to save a friend who is overdosing won't be arrested or punished for minor drug offenses under a new Ohio law.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-D.C. Mayor, Once Ensnarled in Scandal, Makes Political Comeback
District voters ousted three D.C. Council members — including 12-year veteran Vincent B. Orange — and welcomed back former mayor Vincent C. Gray in Democratic primaries marked by concerns about violent crime and gentrification in the nation’s capital.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In an Upset, Political Outsider Wins GOP Nomination for North Dakota Governor
Fargo entrepreneur Doug Burgum cruised to a convincing win over Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Tuesday’s primary for the Republican nomination for governor, an improbable victory against the GOP’s endorsed candidate after trailing by nearly 50 points in a poll less than four months ago.
June 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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