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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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New York Follows California's Lead on Campus Assaults
New York’s political leaders have reached a deal on one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s legislative priorities for 2015, saying they will adopt new laws intended to change the way sexual assaults on all college campuses in the state are handled.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama to Mediate Transit Union's 4-Year-Long Contract Dispute
The latest round of talks between NJ Transit and its labor unions has broken down, signaling increased tensions between the two sides over pay and benefits. Union members have been working without a new contract for four years, union leaders said.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Launching Nation's Second Environmental Court
The University of Hawaii law school, the Hawaii State Judiciary, and environmental organizations are gearing up for the launch of Hawaii’s environmental court on July 1 — the second of its kind in the nation.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4 States Still Refuse to Follow Federal Prison Rape Rules
All but four states have either met or are working toward meeting federal guidelines intended to prevent prison rape, the U.S. Department of Justice says.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Approve 3 States' Moves to Protect Obamacare Subsidies
The Obama administration gave conditional approval Monday to Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania to expand their roles in the insurance marketplaces created under the 2010 health care law, ahead of a high court decision that could wipe out federal health insurance subsidies for millions.
June 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Governor Signs Billions in Tax Cuts
Declaring “a new era of job growth in the state of Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed a $2.56 billion bill cutting the franchise tax rate paid by businesses by 25 percent.
June 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfire Destroys Structures in Alaska
A grass fire reported Monday afternoon on the Kenai Peninsula grew rapidly through the afternoon, burning six structures and prompting a voluntary evacuation alert covering hundreds of homes in the Sterling area, emergency officials said.
June 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Afraid of Losing Federal Funding, Kansas Tweaks New Welfare Law
A bill intended to ensure the state doesn't lose $100 million in federal aid as it sets new restrictions for welfare recipients has been signed by Gov. Sam Brownback.
June 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Great Lakes States Reach Major Environmental Agreement
Leaders from Michigan, Ohio and Ontario have agreed to reduce phosphorus in the western Lake Erie basin by 40% by 2025. The nutrient is a key ingredient of widespread algae blooms in that portion of the lake -- including a toxic strain that disrupted water supplies to 400,000 people in southeast Michigan and the Toledo area last August.
June 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies North Carolina's Appeal on Abortion Law
A North Carolina law that would have forced doctors performing abortions to do an ultrasound, display the sonogram for the woman and describe it in great detail suffered a final defeat on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case.
June 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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