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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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States Cutting Weeks of Unemployment Aid
Starting on Jan. 1, the maximum period of unemployment payments dropped to 26 weeks in most states, down from as much as 73 weeks.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill Blocks Pot Producers from Agricultural Tax Breaks in Washington
Marijuana producers in Washington would be prohibited from qualifying for agriculture tax breaks under a bill considered Tuesday by state lawmakers.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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BART Police Officer Accidentally Killed by Another Officer
A veteran BART police sergeant was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a search Tuesday afternoon at a robbery suspect's Dublin apartment -- the first officer killed in the line of duty in the transit police department's 42-year history, authorities said.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Dodges Scandals in Inauguration Speech
Weathering snow and scandal, Gov. Chris Christie was sworn in for a second term Tuesday with a return to the bipartisan theme that made him a national celebrity.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will the Big Bike-Share Supplier's Bankruptcy Hurt the Program in U.S. Cities?
The Canadian company that is the main equipment and technology suppliers for bike-sharing systems across the U.S. has filed for bankruptcy.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Same-Sex Couples Sue Utah for Recognition of Their Marriages
Four same-sex couples married in Utah between the time that a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage and when the U.S. Supreme Court stayed that ruling are suing to have their marriages recognized.
January 22, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Virginia Governor Issues Ultimatum over Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Terry McAuliffe intends to wrest the power to expand Medicaid away from a legislative commission and put it in his own hands, one of several moves threatening to undermine the new governor’s courtship of the GOP-controlled General Assembly.
January 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare's Expanded Medicaid Coverage Brings a Surge in Sign-Ups
Enrollment in private insurance plans has been sluggish, but sign-ups for Medicaid, the federal insurance program for the poor, have surged in many states.
January 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Lawmakers Unite to Fight Common Core in Tennessee
Republican lawmakers are putting the final touches on legislation that would delay the implementation of Common Core education standards and the companion test in Tennessee.
January 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia Governor Introduces Legislation in Wake of Chemical Spill
Gov. Earl Tomblin is confident law changes he's proposing will give the state greater oversight of facilities like the one responsible for the recent chemical leak that left 300,000 people without safe tap water.
January 21, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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