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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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UW President Picked to Lead Texas A&M
Michael K. Young has built a reputation for making sure that research done at the universities he led could find its way to the market.
February 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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House Votes to Repeal Obamacare
Pledging anew to replace the federal health law that President Barack Obama signed five years ago, House Republicans passed yet another bill Tuesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
February 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Convenes Special Session on Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Bill Haslam urged skeptical state Republican lawmakers Monday night to set aside the "easy political argument" against his Insure Tennessee proposal and embrace it as conservatives' opportunity to improve people's lives while attacking soaring health care costs.
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Seeking to Create the Nation's Second State-Owned Bank
Hawaii lawmakers are proposing legislation to study state laws with the goal of creating a state-owned bank to assist homeowners who are having trouble making their mortgage payments.
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds On Board with Sacramento Streetcar
Federal transportation officials have preliminarily agreed to help fund a $150 million downtown Sacramento streetcar project this year, as long as Sacramento can come up with local matching funds in the next few months, according to local officials with knowledge of the federal plans.
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Lawmakers Keep Emails About Public Business Private
Voting mostly along party lines, the state House rejected an amendment that would have made private e-mails by public officials about official state business open to public scrutiny.
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Pennsylvania Treasurer Charged with Extortion
When raising campaign cash last year, prosecutors say, former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord had a simple and crude message:
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Controversial Comments on Vaccines
Two leading Republican presidential hopefuls waded into the argument over childhood vaccinations Monday, with Sen. Rand Paul declaring that he had heard of "many tragic cases" of children suffering harm after receiving shots and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie saying parents should be given a choice on the issue.
February 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Launches Campaign to Curb E-Cigarette Smoking
As the popularity of electronic cigarettes continues to grow, California’s top public health official warned residents Wednesday about their dangers and announced a new campaign to reduce their use.
February 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Years of Layoffs, Philadelphia to Hire Hundreds of Teachers
The Philadelphia School District plans to hire at least 400 teachers for the 2015-16 school yea
February 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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