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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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The Only State to Shield Residents From Upcoming Obamacare Ruling
Gov. Wolf this week formally proposed setting up a state-based insurance marketplace, potentially protecting hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania residents from the consequences of a Supreme Court decision that could gut Obamacare later this month.
June 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lincoln Chafee Joins 2016 Race Talking ISIS, Snowden and the Metric System
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders launched his White House bid on the lakefront of the city where his political career began. Florida Sen. Marco began his quest in Miami, surrounded by friends and family. If former Rhode Island Gov. and Sen. Lincoln Chafee takes the White House, history will show that his quest started a few metro stops away, on a college campus in Virginia _ and that he mused about an American "rapprochement" with the Islamic State.
June 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Unusual Move, New York Surveys Agencies' Opinions of AG
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has made no secret of his dislike for Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. Now, Mr. Cuomo’s office has begun to solicit the opinions of others.
June 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nebraska's (Execution) Drug Problem
Governor Pete Ricketts' plan to begin executions again in Nebraska hit a road block when state senators abolished the death penalty.
June 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada Overhauls Collective Bargaining With Union's Support
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a wide-ranging collective bargaining overhaul bill that received support from both businesses and unions.
June 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Nevada's GOP Governor Got Tax Increases Through the Legislature
The Nevada Senate concurred on a $1.5 billion omnibus tax plan the Assembly passed Sunday, sending Gov. Brian Sandoval a historic measure to bolster education funding by more than $600 million in the next two years.
June 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Efforts to Eliminate Teacher Tenure in North Carolina Struck Down
In a state where public schoolteachers have marched on the state Capitol and staged walk-ins to protest pay and policy reforms, the N.C. Court of Appeals issued a ruling Tuesday that buoyed the spirits of the rallying educators and struck a blow to the Republican education agenda in North Carolina.
June 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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11 Indicted in Landfill Scheme That Robbed Baltimore of $6 Million in Revenue
One morning in March, commercial trash hauler Adam Williams Jr. sent a text message to a Baltimore Department of Public Works employee at the city-owned Quarantine Road Landfill that read, "N. The. Gum."
June 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Governor Vetoes Bill to Help Drug Overdosers
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed two bills on Monday, including one aimed at encouraging people to call 911 during drug overdoses, even if they are in possession of illegal substances themselves.
June 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Touts Transportation Funding Successes in Forgettable Session
Last year, Texans saw Greg Abbott on the side of a traffic-choked highway in the Dallas area, promising to put billions more toward transportation if elected governor.
June 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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