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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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Alaska Legislature Votes to Sue Governor for Expanding Medicaid
The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday said it would sue Gov. Bill Walker to block his move last month to expand the public Medicaid health-care program without lawmakers' approval.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NLRB Blocks College Football Players' First Attempt to Unionize
The National Labor Relations Board on Monday dismissed a union election petition from Northwestern University football players, halting a push to organize college athletes.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker's Plan to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he would scrap President Barack Obama's signature health care law on his first day in office and replace it with a health insurance system that relies on refundable tax credits based on age instead of household income to help individuals pay for health coverage.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Find Ways to Fund Road Repairs While Congress Stalls
While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren't waiting around.
August 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Helping Doctors Go Digital
For technology to meet its potential to transform health care, many barriers must be overcome.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Housing Chief Suggests Mothers May Deliberately Expose Kids to Lead
Gov. Larry Hogan's top housing official said Friday that he wants to look at loosening state lead paint poisoning laws, saying they could motivate a mother to deliberately poison her child to obtain free housing.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fishkill Prison Inmate Died After Fight With Officers, Records Show
On the evening of April 21 in Building 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Samuel Harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to bipolar disorder, packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Federal Warning, 2 More States Target Planned Parenthood Funding
Arkansas and Utah are the latest states to target funding for Planned Parenthood, making five states in total trying to restrict money from the women's health group.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Fails to Create Promised Green Jobs
California lawmakers from both parties are calling for more stringent oversight of a clean jobs initiative after an Associated Press report found that a fraction of the promised jobs have been created.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Lets Kentucky Clerk Deny Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, for Now
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis may continue withholding marriage licenses to local couples for now, a federal judge ruled Monday.
August 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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