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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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New York Medicaid Change Fuels Rush for Profitable Clients
An overhaul of the health care program in the state set off a scramble among providers to enroll clients requiring minimal care, pointing to hidden costs and potential abuses.
May 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas City May Be First in State to Ban Fracking
A North Texas city that sits on top of the Barnett Shale, believed to hold one of the largest natural gas reserves in the U.S., could become the first area in the state to permanently ban hydraulic fracturing.
May 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 States Pass Bills to Prevent Smartphone Theft
California and Minnesota took steps on Thursday toward becoming the first states in the country to pass laws requiring smartphones to feature stronger anti-theft technology.
May 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Won't Appeal Voter ID Ruling
Gov. Tom Corbett put another nail in the coffin of Pennsylvania's voter identification law on Thursday, announcing he would not appeal a judge's decision that the law violated the fundamental right to vote.
May 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Reinforce School Rules for Accepting Undocumented Immigrants
The Obama administration delivered an unequivocally clear message — again — on Thursday: All children have a right to enroll in public schools regardless of their citizenship or immigration status.
May 09, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Gubernatorial Candidates Spar over Health Exchange, Taxes
The leading Democratic candidates for Maryland governor sparred Wednesday over health care, the death penalty and corporate taxes in a spirited first debate that featured an unusually combative performance from front-runner Anthony G. Brown.
May 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Administration's Civil Service Changes Passed over Legislature's Objection
Ignoring a resolution passed by the state Legislature to block the plan, a state board today adopted a series of changes Gov. Chris Christie's administration proposed to the rules governing how thousands of state workers are hired, promoted, and fired.
May 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Marijuana Banking Bill Heads to Colorado Governor
Backing down from a five-hour fight over whether industrial hemp farmers should be able to access a new credit union-like arrangement for marijuana businesses, the state House narrowly passed a pot banking bill that would create the first cooperative of its kind.
May 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Order Railroads to Warn States About Oil Tankers
The Transportation Department issued an emergency order Wednesday requiring that railroads inform state emergency management officials about the movement of large shipments of crude oil through their states and urged shippers not to use older model tanks cars that are easily ruptured in accidents, even at slow speeds.
May 08, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republican, Democrat to Face Off over North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
In a nonpartisan N.C. Supreme Court race that brought controversy over outside money and negative campaign ads, partial returns showed a Democrat and a Republican as the top vote-getters Tuesday in a three-way primary contest.
May 07, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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