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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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Visiting Prisons and Fishing Docks to Reach the Uninsured
On fishing piers in Maine, inside public libraries in rural Iowa and at insurer-run retail stores in Minnesota, the hunt for uninsured Americans will reignite Sunday when Obamacare’s third open enrollment season starts.
November 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Governor Cancels World Series Fundraiser
Facing mounting criticism for mixing politics and the World Series, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo canceled plans Wednesday night to hold a $5,500 per person fundraiser during two games this weekend at Citi Field when the New York Mets return to Queens for the start of their home stand.
October 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Illegally Cut Planned Parenthood Funding, Judge Rules
Alabama must restore Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood clinics because Republican Gov. Robert Bentley illegally terminated the contract after watching an undercover video by anti-abortion activists on fetal tissue procurement that had nothing to do with clinics in that state, a federal judge ruled.
October 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Georgia, Schools Can Arm Teachers But Choose Not To
One of the provisions slipped into the sweeping 2014 law that vastly expanded where Georgians can legally carry firearms was a change that was never sought by school districts.
October 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Rejects Calls to Quit Presidential Race
A day after his appearance in the third GOP presidential debate in Colorado, Gov. Christie took a break from the campaign trail Thursday to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on his home turf.
October 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Unlike Other States, New York Requires Doctors to Get Pot Training
New York state will require physicians to complete an educational course before they can authorize medical marijuana for patients — an unusual mandate not applied to other new drugs or seen in other states with medical marijuana programs.
October 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Planned Parenthood, Texas Gets a Warning From the Feds
The Obama administration has warned state officials that pushing Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program could put Texas at odds with federal law.
October 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Executions Resume, With New Drugs, in Arizona
More than a year after a botched 2014 execution, the Arizona Department of Corrections has issued new guidelines that eliminate a controversial drug combination from the lethal-injection protocol, allow witnesses to see the preparation leading up to an execution, and give defense attorneys access to a cellphone in case of an emergency.
October 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Low Oil Prices Force Alaska to Rethink Its Finances
A new plan from Gov. Bill Walker's administration to broadly restructure Alaska's finances would convert the Permanent Fund into an endowment-like fund that absorbs oil income and generates billions of dollars in annual revenue for the state's treasury, Attorney General Craig Richards announced Wednesday.
October 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Inside Chicago's Budget: A Record Property Tax Hike and New Netflix Tax
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2016 budget that will hit Chicagoans with more than $755 million in tax and fee increases.
October 29, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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