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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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Bankruptcy Exit Plan Explores Collecting Taxes from Residents Working Outside Detroit
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s restructuring plan released Friday includes a proposal to try to collect income taxes from Detroit residents who work outside the city limits.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governors from Both Parties Say Obamacare's Here to Stay
The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America's governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA's Carbon Rules Face Supreme Court
Industry groups and Republican-led states are heading an attack at the Supreme Court against the Obama administration's sole means of trying to limit power-plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Over the Oil and Gas Industry's Protests, Colorado Toughens Pollution Rules
Colorado adopted tougher air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry — the first in the nation to cover methane, a gas linked to climate change.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington Governor May Raise State Worker Minimum Wage Himself
Gov. Jay Inslee is considering ways he could raise the minimum wage for state employees – even as legislation to raise pay for all Washington workers is stalling in the Legislature.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Gov. Patrick for President? 'Maybe'
Governor Deval Patrick cracked the door on Sunday to a potential White House run after the 2016 election, using a governors’ conference in Washington DC to stir national buzz.
February 24, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pension Ruling Could Cost Arizona Taxpayers Millions
The 5-0 decision made public Thursday upheld a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling that declared unconstitutional the Arizona Legislature’s actions in 2011 to suspend raises because of the pension trust’s poor financial health.
February 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada's Health Exchange Director Resigns
The executive director of Nevada's beleaguered health insurance exchange announced his resignation Thursday amid increasing criticism and frustration over the operation of the state-run online web portal.
February 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'House of Cards' Threatens to Leave Maryland without More Tax Credits
After two years of filming in Maryland (largely in Baltimore), creating jobs and building excitement over its presence here, "House of Cards" is threatening to "break down our stage, sets and offices and set up in another state" unless Maryland offers millions of dollars more in tax breaks, according to the Washington Post.
February 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Plan to Split California into 6 States Moves Forward
A venture capitalist seeking to break California into six new states has won approval to begin collecting signatures needed to get his plan on the ballot in November, but experts said such a measure likely stands little chance of success.
February 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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