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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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Another Obamacare Insurer Closes; This Time in Michigan
After days of speculation, a Michigan insurer -- a one-of-a-kind entity in Michigan created under federal health reform -- is pulling its business from the state's online marketplace.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Planned Parenthood and Clinton Foundation Take a Fundraising Hit in Arizona
State employees can no longer direct a portion of their paychecks to Planned Parenthood or the Clinton Foundation, after a state panel decided to remove the groups from the state's charitable giving program.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: 2016 Texas Elections to Proceed With Current Maps
To avoid confusion and uncertainty, the state’s 2016 elections for Congress and the Texas House will proceed under the current political maps, a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio said late Friday.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Town Elects What May Be Nation's First Muslim-Majority City Council
Hamtramck residents have elected a Muslim majority to the city's six-member city council, symbolizing the demographic changes that have transformed the city once known for being a Polish Catholic enclave.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Remind States About Legality of Limiting the Poor's Access to Drug Cures
Confronting the consequences of high-priced drugs, the Obama administration Thursday pointedly reminded states that they cannot legally restrict access by low-income people to revolutionary cures for liver-wasting hepatitis C infection.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Automatic Voter Registration Gets a New $10 Million Push
As Republicans across the country mount an aggressive effort to tighten voting laws, a group of former aides to President Obama and President Bill Clinton is pledging to counter by spending up to $10 million on a push to make voter registration automatic whenever someone gets a driver’s license.
November 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Ends Another Special Session Without Redistricting Resolution. What Now?
After three weeks and mounds of draft maps, Florida legislators ended another special session on redistricting Thursday without a resolution, leaving 40 Senate districts in limbo for the 2016 election and renewing calls for an independent commission to handle the drawing of political boundaries.
November 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Names New Leader for Struggling Metro
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the former veteran chief executive of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, was picked Thursday to head the struggling Washington Metro system, officials said.
November 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Reduces Investment Risk for Teacher Pensions
CalSTRS has taken the first big step toward reducing risk in its portfolio by adopting a "risk mitigation strategy" that will devote a portion of its assets to safer investments.
November 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie and Huckabee Booted From Main GOP Debate
As Republicans look to winnow down a crowded field of presidential hopefuls, next Tuesday's fourth televised debate will offer a shake-up in what's become a topsy-turvy primary season.
November 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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