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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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With Bipartisan Support, Colorado Passes Largest Budget Ever
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the state's $25.8 billion budget Tuesday afternoon praising the Colorado penchant for hammering out bipartisan balanced budgets through a somewhat unique process that puts the 581-page bill in the hands of six lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Vetoes 'Campus Carry' Gun Bill
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed legislation Tuesday that would allow college students to carry concealed guns onto campuses after lawmakers defied his personal request for changes that would exempt child-care centers and make other exceptions to the gun rights expansion.
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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L.A. County Joins Crusade Against Solitary Confinement of Minors
Los Angeles County on Tuesday approved sweeping restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juvenile detainees, joining a larger movement against a practice that some consider cruel and unproductive.
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NTSB: D.C. Metro Has Had ‘Severe Learning Disability’ When It Comes to Safety
Metro’s long history of deficiencies — including poor maintenance, a loose safety culture, a blindness to potential hazards and a chronic failure to learn from previous disasters — all contributed to last year’s deadly smoke crisis in a Yellow Line tunnel, federal officials said Tuesday in a report that reads like an indictment of the beleaguered transit agency.
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-New York Speaker Sheldon Silver Sentenced to 12 Years Prison
Disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption Tuesday by a judge who said she hoped the idea of "living out his golden years in an orange jumpsuit" would keep other politicians on the "straight and narrow."
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Keeps Going Even After Cruz Concedes to Trump
Ohio Gov. John Kasich was the last man standing Tuesday night after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz dropped out of the race for the Republican party's presidential nomination -- other than the front-runner who's almost certainly going to be the nominee.
May 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas, Feds Strike Short-Term Deal on Medicaid Funding
The Obama administration has agreed to temporarily keep some federal Medicaid money flowing into Texas to help hospitals treat uninsured patients, a relief to health care providers that feared losing the funds over state leaders' refusal to provide health insurance to low-income adults.
May 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Signs $23.7 Billion Budget
Throughout the day Monday, state governor Nathan Deal made the rounds in various communities in the Peach State, signing the new fiscal year budget.
May 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Health Insurer Abandons Alaska
Moda Health will exit Alaska's individual insurance market next year, the company announced Monday, leaving only one health insurance provider in the state's market that, so far, has been defined by drastic annual rate increases for consumers and big losses for insurance companies.
May 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Clinton Fundraising Leaves Little for State Parties
In the days before Hillary Clinton launched an unprecedented big-money fundraising vehicle with state parties last summer, she vowed “to rebuild our party from the ground up,” proclaiming “when our state parties are strong, we win. That’s what will happen."
May 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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