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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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Lawmaker Could Serve in Legislature by Day and Jail by Night
From Richmond’s New Kingdom Christian Ministries on Sunday morning, Virginia state Del. Joseph D. Morrissey (D-Henrico) announced that he will soon decide whether or not to resign in the wake of a conviction that would see him serving in the legislature during the day and reporting to jail at night.
December 15, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Governor's Warning for Insurers on Sex-Change Surgeries
Now Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is warning insurance companies that they will no longer be allowed to deny gender reassignment surgery or other treatment to change a person’s gender, like hormone therapy, if a doctor has deemed that treatment medically necessary.
December 11, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pension Funds Sue Christie over $2.4B Cuts
Trustees of New Jersey's largest pension funds filed a lawsuit today against Gov. Chris Christie for slashing $2.4 billion in pension fund payments he promised to pay as part of a 2011 pension reform deal.
December 11, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Invests $1B in Early Childhood Education
Declaring early childhood education "one of the best investments we can make," President Barack Obama on Wednesday followed up on a promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands of children by announcing $1 billion in public-private spending on programs for young learners.
December 11, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Lawmakers Launch Gun Control Coalition
State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part because the Congress has failed to reform gun laws, members of the group said on Monday.
December 10, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Congressional Spending Deal Blocks Marijuana Legalization in D.C.
The District will be prohibited from legalizing marijuana for the much of the coming year under a spending deal reached Tuesday between top Senate Democrats and House Republicans to fund the federal government through next September.
December 10, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Problem with Putting Photos on Food Stamp Cards
Massachusetts last year became one of the first states to require food stamp cards to include photos of recipients, but the new program has created such confusion that some low-income families are unable to buy groceries and the federal government is demanding that the state quickly fix the problem.
December 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Berkeley Protesters Block Highway, Train over Police Killings
Hundreds of people marched through Berkeley for a third night a row, blocking a major highway and stopping a train as activists in this ultra-liberal bastion protest grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in the deaths of two unarmed black men.
December 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Governor Unveils Alternative to Expanding Medicaid
The governor faces a skeptical Legislature, though, especially after he and lawmakers learned this week that any alternative to expanding traditional Medicaid will cost millions more than previously thought.
December 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Supreme Court Invalidates Thousands of Arrest Warrants
A new Georgia Supreme Court decision is leading to the cancellation of tens of thousands of arrest warrants for people accused of failing to complete their misdemeanor probation requirements, a newspaper reported Thursday.
December 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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