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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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Christie Hopes to Capitalize on Latest Endorsement
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will stump in New Hampshire today in an effort to build on the momentum of his endorsement by the New Hampshire Union Leader over the weekend.
November 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds: States Have No Authority to Refuse Refugees
The federal government on Wednesday informed refugee resettlement agencies in Texas and across the country that states do not have the authority to refuse to accept Syrians.
November 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Immigration, Feds and Texas Play Chess
A procedural game of chess continued Tuesday between the White House and Texas over the timing of a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's controversial immigration plan that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Financial Turmoil, Opa-Locka Fires Its New Manager
Just months after he was hired to resolve Opa-locka's deepening financial crisis, City Manager Steve Shiver was fired from his job by commissioners in yet another tumultuous development in a city millions of dollars in debt.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pension Cuts Win Federal Court Support in Chattanooga
In a big win for Chattanooga Mayor Andrew Berke's administration, a federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by four retired police officers and firefighters that challenged the city's decision to reduce the cost-of-living adjustments to their pensions.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Video Just the Latest Stain on Chicago Police's Decades-Long Record of Misconduct
Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a video of an African-American teen being fatally shot by a white police officer Tuesday just hours after authorities charged the veteran cop with murder, all the while trying to head off violent protests city officials feared might result from the images of the teen twisting and falling as he is riddled with bullets.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Changes How Lawsuit Payouts Are Sold
Maryland’s highest court has approved sweeping changes that will drastically change how companies purchase the rights to legal settlement payouts, effectively remaking how a controversial industry does business with some of the state’s poorest and most vulnerable residents.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Tries, Again, to Ban Food Stamps From Buying Candy and Soda
The state Department of Health and Human Services is once again seeking to ban food stamp recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy and soda.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rise in Early Cervical Cancer Detection Linked to Obamacare
Cancer researchers say there has been a substantial increase in women under the age of 26 who have received a diagnosis of early-stage cervical cancer, a pattern that they say is most likely an effect of the Affordable Care Act.
November 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can a City Tax Medical Marijuana?
Every month, Randy Huff, owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, writes a check for about $500 to the city of La Pine.
November 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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