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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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Federal Investigation Into Kansas Governor's Campaign Results in No Charges
Federal prosecutors will bring no criminal charges after an investigation into loans made to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's re-election campaign by his lieutenant governor, the U.S. attorney's office said Wednesday.
June 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court: Confederate Flag License Plates Are Government Speech, Not Free Speech
Texas has every right to declare the Confederate battle flag too divisive to be emblazoned on its specialty license plates, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-4 decision that capped a heated debate over government regulation of speech.
June 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Poised to Fund Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Immigrant children who are in the country illegally would receive public health care coverage in California under a budget deal announced Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders.
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California County Revives Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Sacramento County supervisors on Tuesday approved health care for undocumented immigrants and other new social service programs as part of the county budget for the fiscal year starting July 1
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber Drivers Are Employees Not Contractors, Rules California
The California labor commissioner has ruled that an Uber driver is an employee of the company, not a contract worker as Uber has insisted all its drivers are, setting up another battle between state regulators and the ride-hailing giant.
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mayor Calls for Rachel Dolezal's Resignation From Police Oversight Commission
The actions of former NAACP chairman Rachel Dolezal and two other members of the Office of Police Ombudsman Commission threatened that group's impartiality and effectiveness, a city investigation has found.
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Minnesota Law Charges Customers More So Big Businesses Can Pay Less Utilities
Residential customers in northern Minnesota will have to pay more in electricity rates because of a change the Legislature made last week to help big business.
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Major Issues Unsettled, New York Lawmakers Debate State Amphibian
It was to be the last day of the legislative session, so tensions on Wednesday were understandably high on the Senate floor. With so much to be done, things had come to a standstill over an unexpectedly provocative bill: naming the wood frog as the official state amphibian.
June 18, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Governor Signs Bills, Defends Tax Policies
Gov. Sam Brownback says a plan increasing sales and other taxes does not count as a tax increase because it comes on the heels of income tax cuts passed three years ago.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Latest State to End Film Tax Credits
Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation ending a state subsidy program for the film industry, even while proclaiming his support for the motion picture business in Alaska.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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