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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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Arizona to Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote in State Elections
Arizona, long at odds with Washington over immigration policy, plans to require voters to show proof of citizenship to vote in state polls, even after it lost a high court battle to demand such documentation for federal elections.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Blocks Part of Tennessee's Law on Obamacare Navigators
Churches, unions and social service organizations now can set up computer stations to help the uninsured sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act without fear of being fined by the state of Tennessee.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Shutdown Backlash Boosts Democrat in Va. Governor's Race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a significant lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race amid broad public disapproval of the federal government shutdown, according to a POLITICO poll of the 2013 gubernatorial election.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrat Challenges Wisconsin's Walker for Governor
Mary Burke, a former Trek Bicycle Corp. executive and state Commerce secretary, ended months of speculation Monday by announcing in a web video that she is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Scott Walker.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Passes Pot Regulations
Pot farms of up to 10,000 square feet will be allowed in most Seattle industrial areas under zoning approved Monday by the City Council.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Backlash, Arizona Funds Welfare During Shutdown
Days after her administration said thousands of Arizona’s poorest families would not get welfare checks because of the federal shutdown, Gov. Jan Brewer late Monday ordered the state’s safety-net agency to make this month’s payments.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Calif. Governor Vetoes Bill Allowing Noncitizens on Juries
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made California the first state in the nation to allow legal immigrants who are not citizens to serve on juries.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Billionaire Philanthropists Keep Head Start Afloat During Shutdown
Head Start doors will remain open through the end of October after philanthropists offered up to $10 million to the embattled institution.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Cuccinelli’s Appeal of Anti-Sodomy Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal of a lower-court ruling that struck down Virginia’s anti-sodomy law, halting state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's long-standing legal efforts to preserve the statute.
October 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How New York's Getting More Out of Its Drug Monitoring Program
Nearly every state has a prescription drug monitoring program, but most aren't being used by providers and pharmacists. New York's new system makes it easier to get the right data in the hands of the right people.
October 07, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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