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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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Facing High Teen Pregnancy Rate, Texas Offers Free Birth Control to Some
Large numbers of poor teenagers will be able for the first time to get free birth control from the state as officials aim to reduce Texas' high teen pregnancy rate, state health agencies announced Wednesday.
September 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Governor to Call Special Session on Gas Pipeline
Gov. Bill Walker plans to call a special session of the Alaska Legislature this year, focused on issues surrounding the development of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey's Pension Investments Fall Short
The investments made by New Jersey’s pension funds fell short of targets and well below the double-digit gains of recent years, but it still outperformed benchmarks, state officials said Wednesday.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Online Voter Registration Coming Soon to Kentucky
Kentuckians will be able to register online in time to vote in next year's presidential elections, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Tuesday.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Adds Bike Riding to the Curriculum
Second-grade students at Walker-Jones Education Campus this week are learning a new alphabet: The ABC’s of bike safety.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The State Where the Unemployed Are Least Likely to Get Benefits
Most out-of-work Floridians will never see a jobless benefits check from the state.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Fights FCC's Municipal Broadband Ruling
Tennessee accused the Federal Communications Commission of unlawfully violating state sovereignty in an appeal filed last week, alleging that the federal government is attempting to arbitrarily rewrite state law and vest itself with new powers not granted by the Constitution.
September 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can Cities Ban Fracking? Colorado's Supreme Court Will Decide.
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will hear Longmont's fracking ban case.
September 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Los Angeles Announces 'State of Emergency' on Homelessness, City Awaits Plan of Action
Acknowledging their failure to stem a surge in homelessness, Los Angeles' elected leaders on Tuesday said they would declare a "state of emergency" and devote up to $100 million to the problem. But they offered few details about where the money would come from or how it would be spent, leaving some to question the effort's chances of success.
September 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Overturns New York City's Ban on Plastic Foam Containers
A state judge has overturned New York City's ban on plastic foam containers, finding the nearly 30,000 tons of dirty meat trays and to-go cups now sent to landfills can be recycled in a cost-effective way, according to a decision made public Tuesday.
September 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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