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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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The cap on pot production in Washington state, one of two states where recreational use of the drug is legal.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Charles Baker Joins Massachusetts Governor's Race
As Republicans celebrate Charles D. Baker’s decision to run for governor, Attorney General Martha Coakley is edging closer to joining the Democratic gubernatorial race, turning to the state party’s leading political strategist to help assemble a potential campaign team.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Vetoes
In a week that brought Gov. Pat McCrory stinging defeats, with lawmakers from his own party overriding his first two vetoes, the Republican governor Wednesday responded by criticizing legislators and throwing up roadblocks to the new laws that he had opposed.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Signing of New Law, Some Texas Abortion Clinics Prepare to Shut Down
At least four abortion clinics in rural Texas and possibly three more are preparing to close, hobbled by a state law that requires the clinics to meet tougher medical standards.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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San Antonio Adopts Disputed Gay Rights Ordinance
San Antonio's leaders on Thursday approved anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents, over the disapproval of top Texas Republicans and religious conservatives who packed a City Council hearing and occasionally shamed supporters for comparing the issue to the civil rights movement.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Louisiana National Guard Rejects Pentagon's Policy on Same-Sex Benefits
The Louisiana National Guard won't process benefits for same-sex couples because the state Constitution does not recognize gay marriage, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The directive directly contradicts a Pentagon policy issued Tuesday requiring the military to honor such benefits requests.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FEMA Ordered to Pay New Orleans $10M for Katrina Wages
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has been ordered by a federal arbitration panel to reimburse New Orleans for more than $10 million in wages paid to city emergency personnel after Hurricane Katrina.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tea Party's Concerns About Common Core Causing Some to Reconsider
Three months after Republican Paul LePage became Maine’s governor in 2011, he signed a law adopting the Common Core standards to better prepare students for college or careers.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Prisoners End Hunger Strike with Promise of Being Heard
Inmates leading California's largest prison protest ended a two-month hunger strike Thursday without winning major concessions on solitary confinement conditions — their main grievance — but with the promise of legislative hearings on the issue.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State Revises Recreational Marijuana Rules
The state would license 334 pot stores, including at least 21 in Seattle and 61 in King County, under revised state rules for a recreational marijuana system.
September 06, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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