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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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Arkansas AG Defends Gay Marriage Ban He Doesn't Support
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Saturday he supports allowing same-sex couples to wed but will continue defending his state's 2004 ban on gay marriages in court.
May 06, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts May Switch to Federal-Run Health Exchange
Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation insurance exchange, which broke when the state changed it to comply with Obamacare, will be revamped or closed in favor of the U.S. enrollment system, officials said.
May 06, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Outside Spending Enters Judicial Elections
The Republican State Leadership Committee in Washington, which pools donations from corporations and individuals to promote conservatives in state politics, is now broadening its scope to target judicial races.
May 06, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Won't Rule on New Jersey's Gun-Carrying Restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case that many analysts believed might have delivered another landmark Second Amendment decision expanding gun rights in the United States.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Liberal Donors Eye New Investments in States
A group of wealthy liberal donors who helped bankroll the Center for American Progress and other major advocacy groups on the left is developing a new big-money strategy that could boost state-level Democratic candidates and mobilize core party voters.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Less Than 25% of New Jersey's Sandy Aid Allocated
Though the federal government allocated more than $1.8 billion in Hurricane Sandy disaster relief aid for New Jersey more than a year ago, less that a quarter has been distributed to cash-strapped residents struggling to rebuild, according to a new state report.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With School Districts Outnumbering Towns, Vermont Considers Consolidation
The last time there was a major overhaul in school governance was the late 1800s.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Legislative Session Built to Promote Governor's Re-Election
When the session ended late Friday, legislative leaders shamelessly celebrated their success at bolstering rICK Scott’s prospects as they put a punctuation mark on an election-year session that lays the groundwork for the upcoming campaign.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jails Sell E-Cigarettes to Boost Revenue
Jails in Tennessee — including Sumner and Rutherford counties — are allowing inmates to smoke electronic cigarettes behind bars to help pacify what can be a rowdy population, but also as a revenue source.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Reverse in Restrictions on Where Sex Offenders Can Live
Less than 10 years after many cities rushed to draw restrictions and boundaries on where registered sex offenders could live, the trend is now reversing after a court case ruled one city's restrictions in conflict of state interests.
May 05, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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