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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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Illinois Governor Exempts State Workers from Union Fees
Moving beyond rhetoric, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday issued an executive order that aims at absolving state workers who don't want to join a union from paying fees that support collective bargaining.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine May Eliminate the Bail System
An Auburn lawmaker is proposing a bill to eliminate Maine’s cash bail system and replace it with a risk assessment model that would allow low-risk individuals to be released until their criminal charges are resolved.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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D.C. Council Backs Down on Marijuana Hearing After AG Warning
The D.C. Council abandoned plans to hold a hearing on how to tax and regulate marijuana Monday after the District’s new attorney general warned that it could subject city lawmakers and their staff members to fines and even jail time.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Gay Marriage Order Seen as Sign of U.S. Supreme Court's Direction
For legal commentators both for and against same-sex marriage -- and, apparently, for two of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices -- the court's refusal Monday to block same-sex marriages in Alabama foreshadowed a likely ruling within months to extend marriage rights to gays and lesbians nationwide.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Expansion Rejected by Wyoming Lawmakers
Medicaid expansion was once again rejected by the Wyoming Legislature on Friday.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Scraps GOP Predecessor's Medicaid Plan
Gov. Wolf on Monday said he is dismantling his predecessor's alternative to Medicaid expansion and will move forward with the transition to traditional Medicaid insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income Pennsylvanians.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon AG Launches Criminal Investigation of Gov. Kitzhaber and His Fiancee
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday that she has opened an investigation into the allegations of public corruption against Gov. John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes.
February 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Business Opposition Kills Paid Sick Leave in South Dakota
A legislative panel has defeated a measure to require South Dakota businesses to offer workers paid sick leave.
February 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can Kansas Cut Prison Costs While Getting Tougher on Crime?
Kansas is the latest state moving to reduce its prison population and cut costs, but parallel legislation stiffening penalties for some crimes may nullify the effort.
February 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP-Led Arkansas Keeps Medicaid Expansion -- for Now
Arkansas' first-in-the-nation program using federal funds to buy private health insurance for the poor will survive another year after the Legislature reauthorized the program Thursday, despite an influx of new Republican lawmakers elected on a vow to kill the hybrid Medicaid expansion.
February 09, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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