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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.

Iowa lawmakers early Thursday morning approved legislation legalizing the possession and use of marijuana oil for the treatment of epilepsy.
Hawaii lawmakers voted late on Tuesday to raise the U.S. state's hourly minimum wage to $10.10 from the federal minimum $7.25 at a time of heated national debate over wages and rising income inequality.
Gov. Chris Christie turned to a Democrat today to fix the problems at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, naming former state Attorney General John Degnan to head the embattled bi-state agency at the center of the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal.
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) plans to consolidate U.S. sales, engineering and finance operations to suburban Dallas, sending 4,000 jobs from California, New York and Kentucky to a new North American headquarters.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states.
The State Board of Education followed Gov. Mike Pence's lead and gave final approval to new K-12 education standards Monday despite continued objections from some conservatives that the guidelines are a shoddy, rebranded version of Common Core.
Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition.
The ballot proposal to rescue Metro bus service in King County was being run over by voters on Tuesday night, winning just 44.72 percent of the vote in the first “dump” of election results.
Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed House Bill 2339, which allows guns in public buildings and events that do not provide security guards and metal detectors at each entrance. It does not apply to K-12 schools, community colleges or universities.
Nurse practitioners will have to wait to gain independence in patient care following Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto Tuesday of a bill to lift state restrictions.