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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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Airbnb Pledges to Work With Cities
Airbnb has been defiant and defensive in its dealings with cities like San Francisco that want to restrain vacation rentals in homes. It has organized hosts to lobby for looser laws, unleashed attack campaigns against opponents and indulged in scare tactics and snark in its advertising.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Will Be 1st State to Set a $15 Minimum Wage for Public Employees
Low-wage state workers -- from lifeguards to groundskeepers, cleaning staff to office assistants -- are getting a raise.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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If There's Another Constitutional Convention, State Lawmakers Are Ready
For decades, but increasingly in recent years, state lawmakers have been pushing for a convention to add amendments to the U.S. Constitution, only to run into opposition from groups warning that such a meeting could devolve into the wholesale rewriting of the nation's charter.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Becomes 1st State to "End" Veteran Homelessness
The state hasn't declared victory in the war against veteran homelessness, but officials say they have won a key battle.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Governor's Race Could Unite the U.S. Senate
After a rough and highly personal debate in the Louisiana governor’s race on Tuesday night, all eyes in the Senate are on David Vitter.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Smoking in Public Housing Could Soon Be Illegal Nationwide
Smoking would be prohibited in public housing homes nationwide under a proposed federal rule to be announced on Thursday, a move that would affect nearly one million households and open the latest front in the long-running campaign to curb unwanted exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke.
November 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Sometimes Sad State of Voter Registration in America
Automatic and online voter registration have proven to increase voter rolls and save money, yet many states are still using paper.
November 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In California, Medicaid's Cancer Care Lags Behind Other Plans
Cancer patients insured by California’s health plan for low-income people are less likely to get recommended treatment and also have lower survival rates than patients with other types of insurance, according to a new study by University of California-Davis researchers.
November 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana Debuts in Illinois
Bill Wilson can't stand the smell of marijuana. He said he's anti-drug and anti-alcohol, yet there he was Monday, buying medical cannabis on the first day it was authorized by Illinois law.
November 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fantasy Sports Sites Ordered to Stop Taking Bets in New York
New York's attorney general ordered popular daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel Tuesday to stop accepting bets in the state, saying their operations amount to illegal gambling.
November 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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