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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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In Service Sector, No Rest for the Working
On the nights when she has just seven hours between shifts at a Taco Bell in Tampa, Fla., Shetara Brown drops off her three young children with her mother.
February 23, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Residents Are First in Colorado to Ask Feds to Block Legal Marijuana
Colorado already is being sued by two neighboring states for legalizing marijuana. Now, the state faces groundbreaking lawsuits from its own residents, who are asking a federal judge to order the new recreational industry to close.
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker's Immigration Problem
Scott Walker was definitive when asked about his position on illegal immigration earlier this month: “We need to secure the border. I think we need to enforce the legal system. I’m not for amnesty,” he told ABC News. “I’m not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington.”
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana Bill Dies in North Dakota
House lawmakers scrapped a bill Wednesday aimed at making North Dakota the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana, saying it was premature and carried too many risks that outweighed the potential benefits.
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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UMass Reverses Ban on Iranians in Science Grad Programs
The University of Massachusetts, under pressure for a policy that barred Iranian nationals from seeking admission to certain graduate science courses, reversed itself on Wednesday and announced it will now accept the students.
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sheldon Silver Indicted on 3, Instead of 5, Charges
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Sheldon Silver, the powerful former leader of New York's state assembly, on charges that the legislator used his position and state funds to earn millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks for himself.
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Critics Say Chris Christie's in a ‘Bubble’
He does not return phone calls. He does not ask for support. He arrives late for meetings. And he acts as if he has all the time in the world.
February 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Robert Taylor Replaces Kate Brown as Oregon Secretary of State
Kate Brown's deputy, Robert Taylor, took over as Oregon's acting secretary of state when Brown was sworn in as governor Wednesday.
February 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon's New Governor, Kate Brown, Stresses Restoring Faith in Government
Kate Brown made history in more ways than one Wednesday, when she was sworn in as Oregon's new governor while her mother and husband stood proudly by.
February 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Refuses Federal Funding for Medicaid Expansion, Again
The state would stay the course and turn down federal money to expand Wisconsin's health programs for the needy, under Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal.
February 19, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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