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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.

Latest News
Virginia Dems File Federal Lawsuit to Stop Voter Purge
A federal lawsuit filed by the Virginia Democratic Party claims that some voters in the state may be kept from casting a ballot in November after their names were wrongly placed on a list meant to weed out fraud.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Orders Monitor to Keep Arizona Sheriff from Racial Profiling
For years to come, Sheriff Joe Arpaio can expect to have a federal judge looking over his shoulder, watching almost his every move and those of his deputies.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California OKs Testing Overhaul Despite Feds' Threat to Withhold Funds
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that replaces current public school state standardized tests with ones aligned to new national learning goals.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Special Session Ends with Passage of Every Bill
The three-day special session of the Oregon Legislature is over after lawmakers passed five bills on public pensions, taxes and agriculture.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Demand Stays High, Officials Try to Fix Glitches in Health Exchanges
Federal and state officials moved Wednesday to strengthen the computer underpinnings of the new online health exchanges, which proved inadequate to handle a flood of consumer inquiries that began as soon as the system opened on Tuesday and continued into the next day.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Refuses Federal Directive to Close Some Parks
The state Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday refused a directive from the National Park Service to close a host of popular state properties because of the federal government shutdown.
October 03, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Full Coverage of Federal Shutdown's Impact on State and Local Governments
For comprehensive and ongoing coverage of the federal shutdown on state and local governments, agencies and employees, look no further.
October 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Health Exchanges Open with Technical Glitches in Some States
Online marketplaces at the heart of the health law opened for business Tuesday, often haltingly, as Web-based insurance portals were swamped with consumers who were frequently unable to sign up.
October 02, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Legalizes Pot's Cousin Hemp -- But Only If Feds Do
California farmers could be growing industrial hemp -- not marijuana, mind you -- by spring after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would permit California farmers to grow the long-banned distant cousin of the trippy herb. But only if the federal government lifts its hemp cultivation ban.
October 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
106,000
The number of guns Marylanders bought so far this year -- up from 70,099 for all of last year. A new law took effect Tuesday that institutes stricter purchasing requirements, bans some assault rifles, and makes it harder for mentally ill people to buy firearms.
October 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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