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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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Texas Blocks Local Drilling Regulations After Town Banned Fracking
Saying Texas needs to avoid a “patchwork of local regulations” that threaten oil and gas production, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed legislation that would pre-empt local efforts to regulate a wide variety of drilling-related activities.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Los Angeles' $15 Promise Boosts Minimum-Wage Movement
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday backed a plan to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour, joining a trend sweeping cities across the country as elected leaders seek to boost stagnating pay for workers on the lowest rungs of the socio-economic ladder.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Religious Freedom Revived in Louisiana
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issued an order that protects people who believe that gays shouldn’t marry, plunging the state into the debate weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether banning same-sex weddings is constitutional.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Springs Elects Ex-Attorney General as Mayor
Voters in Colorado Springs have elected former state Attorney General John Suthers in the city’s runoff mayoral election.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Gov. Pence Opts to Run for Re-Election, Not President, in 2016
Gov. Mike Pence is putting aside, for now, any dreams of national office, and will announce next month he is running in 2016 for a second four-year term as Indiana's chief executive.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. House Approves Short-Term Highway Funding
The U.S. House voted to keep federal money flowing for highways and mass-transit programs for two more months, through the end of July.
May 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Lauds Camden Police's Success
Camden's recently formed police force has made headway in cutting crime and gaining the trust of the community, but still has a way to go and cannot do the job of lifting up the struggling city all by itself, President Obama said Monday.
May 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Strikes Down New Hampshire's Voter Residency Law
The New Hampshire Supreme Court Friday unanimously struck down a 2012 state law that required voters be state residents, not just domiciled here, in order to vote.
May 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Joins Growing List of States Seeking Online Voter Registration
Gov. Rick Scott, citing "some hesitation," signed legislation Friday requiring Florida to create an online voter registration system by 2017.
May 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Adds Protections for Workers With 401(k) Plans
In a move that could brighten retirement prospects for millions of Americans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers have a duty to keep watch over 401(k) plans to guard against high management fees that can erode retirement savings.
May 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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