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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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Increased Competition Controlled Premiums on Health Exchanges
Most Americans who signed up for coverage on the federally run health insurance marketplaces had more choice of health plans in 2015 compared with the previous year, and the increased competition helped hold down the growth in premiums, according to a report released Thursday by federal officials.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We treat animals better in the zoo [than people in mental health facilities].
Judge Steve Leifman of Florida's Miami-Dade County Court, who toured a state psychiatric hospital and witnessed a guard hosing feces off caged, naked men. He later led the effort to overhaul the county's approach to criminal offenders with mental health issues.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Joins Wave of States Investigating Planned Parenthood
Amid a growing controversy over the alleged sale of fetal tissue, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday called for an investigation of Florida's 16 Planned Parenthood offices that perform abortions.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Supporters Try Again to Make Ohio Ballot
Backers of an effort to put the question of legalizing marijuana before Ohio voters in November filed nearly 96,000 new signatures Thursday in hopes they'll patch a roughly 30,000-signature hole identified in their prior petitions.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Governor Uses Federal Aid to Help Offset $62.6 Million Budget Cuts
Gov. Sam Brownback will issue $62.6 million in budget cuts and fund transfers to shore up the state's cash reserves, his budget director announced Thursday.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Governor Orders Immediate Closure of Corrupt Baltimore Jail
Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he will immediately shut down the decrepit Baltimore City Detention Center, moving inmates to nearby facilities and ending a long-standing "black eye" for the state.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Rethink Restrictions on Food Stamps, Welfare for Drug Felons
Johnny Waller Jr.’s 1998 felony drug conviction has haunted him since the day he left a Nebraska prison in 2001.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Congress Approves Yet Another Short-Term Highway Funding Bill
With just a day to spare, Congress approved a stopgap measure to fund the federal highway program, sending President Barack Obama the legislation to avert a Friday shutdown of transportation projects nationwide.
July 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If the NRA wants to sue us over this, bring it on.
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian, referring to the city's soon-to-be law banning firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and are often used in mass shootings. The National Rifle Association argues that the new law violates the Second Amendment.
July 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Drought, Oregon Orders Agencies to Conserve
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in 23 of the state's 36 counties and ordered state agencies to conserve water as another parched year threatens fish and forests, limits agriculture and recreation, and worsens the risk of wildfire.
July 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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