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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 Jersey Supreme Court Sides With Christie Over Pension Cuts
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that public workers do not have a legally enforceable contract to greater pension funding, handing Gov. Christie a significant victory in a yearlong battle with public-sector unions.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Governor Vetoes Every Democratic Bill Out of Spite
Gov. Paul LePage on Monday made good on a previous threat to veto all Democrat-sponsored bills if the Legislature rejected his constitutional amendment to kill the income tax.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Town Raises Smoking Age to 21
Students who picked up a smoking habit during their first year of college won't be buying cigarettes if they're home for the summer in Upper Arlington.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Few Contingencies in Place If Court Rules Against Obamacare Subsidies
Millions of Americans could soon lose health insurance when the Supreme Court decides the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act this month, but states have made few plans to deal with the potential fallout, and they may get little help from Washington, President Barack Obama warned Monday.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Carolina Police Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting Caught on Video
The white South Carolina police officer whose shooting of a fleeing, unarmed black man was captured in a chilling cellphone video earlier this year has been indicted on a murder charge by a grand jury.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Weigh In on Maine's Medicaid Mayhem
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case pitting Maine Gov. Paul LePage against the federal government that could have resulted in thousands of low-income young adults losing their health care coverage.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds San Francisco's Gun Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts by gun owners and the National Rifle Association on Monday to halt San Francisco's enforcement of a 2007 ordinance requiring residents to keep handguns locked when stored at home.
June 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Offers $100,000 for Help Capturing Escaped Prisoners
The massive manhunt for two escaped killers from Clinton Correctional Facility entered its second day Sunday, with state officials saying the prisoners could be anywhere in New York state, Vermont or Canada.
June 08, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana Poised to Become One of First Southern States With Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature have now approved medical marijuana legislation that seeks to give certain patients who need it access to the drug. The House of Representatives OK'd the measure Thursday (June 4), by a vote of 70-29.
June 08, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Carl Heastie’s Campaign Spending Blurs Line Between Political and Personal
On the eve of the 39th birthday of Carl E. Heastie, then a little-known assemblyman from the Bronx, his campaign paid a $270 tab for “food” at Happy Valley, a Manhattan nightclub that did not sell food but was popular for its throbbing dance floor and caged go-go dancers.
June 08, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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