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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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Alaska's Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect
Alaska's minimum wage will rise Tuesday to $8.75, a $1-per-hour increase that will affect thousands of workers' paychecks, according to the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$8,000
The amount of money Ohio's oil and gas industry donated to the campaign coffer of the state Supreme Court justice who recently ruled that local governments can't regulate drilling.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Ex-Mayor in Prison, Charlotte Tightens Ethics Rules
The Charlotte City Council tightened its ethics rules for elected officials Monday, requiring council members to tell the public more about their business dealings and forbidding many gifts.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Judge Who Banned Local Fracking Regulations Backed by Oil Industry
An Ohio Supreme Court justice lamented last week that "the oil and gas industry has gotten its way" in a decision that says local governments can't regulate drilling.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Voters Head to Polls to Decide Rahm Emanuel's Fate
Chicago voters head to the polls Tuesday and will decide whether Mayor Rahm Emanuel collects a majority and quickly wins a second term or faces six more weeks of campaigning and a politically risky runoff election.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Often Driven by Industry Interests, States Block Local Laws
Darren Hodges, a Tea Party Republican and councilman in the windy West Texas city of Fort Stockton, is a fierce defender of his town’s decision to ban plastic bags. It was a local solution to a local problem and one, he says, city officials had a “God-given right” to make.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Day Before Marijuana Legalization in Alaska, Town Passes Strict Rules
Ringing in the eve of marijuana legalization in Alaska, Wasilla’s city council on Monday banned making pot brownies at home.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Pension Cuts Ruled Unconstitutional
A New Jersey judge ruled Monday that Gov. Christie violated public-sector unions' contractual rights when he cut the state's payment to the pension system for public workers in June, and she ordered him to work with the Legislature to find a solution.
February 24, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Administration Argues States Lack Legal Standing to Challenge Immigration Order
The Obama administration is seeking to block a federal judge's ruling last week that halted programs intended to grant deportation waivers to up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
February 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$168 million
The amount California spent helping people enroll in Obamacare. Florida put no money toward Obamacare enrollment, but signed up more people than California.
February 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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