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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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D.C. Legalizes Marijuana Despite Congress' Threats
The city that brought America government shutdowns and all-night filibusters is set to make pot legal on Thursday. But by the time the chaos over implementing the law is settled, most everyone in the District of Columbia might wish they were smoking some.
February 26, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Running for U.S. Senate
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland will seek to challenge Republican Sen. Rob Portman next year, launching what could become one of the top-tier Senate races of 2016.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan's Fighting a Cyber Battle Government Will 'Never Win'
The number of daily attacks on the state government's computer systems is staggering and growing in both incidents and cost.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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One Year, Two Prison Closures in South Carolina
Saying fewer inmates are returning to the corrections system, South Carolina officials said Tuesday the state will close its second minimum-security prison in a year.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Criticizing O'Malley, Hogan Proposes a Similar Plan to Fight Heroin
Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled Tuesday what he called a "holistic" strategy to deal with Maryland's growing heroin problem, but stopped short of declaring the state of emergency he vowed last year to put in place.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
What the drilling industry has bought and paid for in campaign contributions they shall receive.
The dissenting opinion of Ohio Supreme Court Justice William M. O'Neill in a case that ruled local governments can't regulate fracking. The state's oil-and-gas industry poured about $15,000 into the campaign coffers of two of the justices who wrote the pro-industry ruling.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of states that have started preparing contingency plans in case Congress doesn't renew funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio's John Kasich Pushes Tax Reform in State Address
Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday used a small southwest Ohio town to demonstrate that a resilient state is back on its feet even as he challenged lawmakers to have the courage to "follow the plan" to continue the progress.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Governor John Kasich's 2015 State of the State Speech (Text and Video)
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rick Perry's Tax Subsidies Could Haunt 2016 Bid
After Rick Perry won an upset race for agriculture commissioner in 1990, he needed a flashy issue — something that would bring him a little notoriety, get him out on the road.
February 25, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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