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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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Gov. Nikki Haley Endorses Rubio for President
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she endorsed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for president because he was best suited to restore Republican principles of limited government and cutting debt.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Climate Change Not Mentioned in States' Clean Energy Pact
California Gov. Jerry Brown may have found a way to get some of his Republican counterparts to sign on to the clean energy revolution -- drop all mention of climate change.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Releases Budget, Returns Focus to New Jersey
Gov. Christie, making his first public appearance since dropping out of the GOP presidential race last week, returned to the Statehouse on Tuesday and proposed a $34.8 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Cops Are Starting to Carry Credit Card Machines
If a California-based company has its way, the following scenario could become common across Texas: A police officer pulls over a driver, not for speeding or some other traffic violation, but for outstanding court fines.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Takes Steps to Protect Immigrants
The state's child protection agency will now license immigrant family detention centers, all but guaranteeing that the two Texas facilities housing thousands of mothers and children will remain open.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing Impeachment, Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Won't Seek Re-Election
Facing criminal charges, a suspended law license and potential impeachment, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane on Tuesday said she would not run for re-election.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Flint Paid Highest Water Rates in U.S.
Flint residents paid the highest water rates in America even as their water was tainted with lead, according to a national study released Tuesday by the public interest group Food and Water Watch.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Funding Ban on Needle Exchanges Lifted
At precisely 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, the doors to the needle exchange on Skid Row open and the daily procession of injection drug users begins.
February 17, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Statewide Open Data Portal Being Tested in California
California is hatching plans to pilot a next-gen open data portal to house all of its public agency data under one roof.
February 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Months Following Shooting, Colorado Planned Parenthood Reopens to Patients and Protesters
With exterior walls still carrying the bullet scars of a Nov. 27 shooting that killed three, the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic reopened for business on Monday.
February 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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