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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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Will Washington, D.C.’s Defiance Toward Walmart Spread?
Even though Walmart threatened to pull the plug on plans for D.C. stores if the City Council passed a bill to force it to pay more than the minimum wage, they passed it anyway. Labor advocates are hoping more cities will follow.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sept. 2013 Last Look: California Gov. Jerry Brown’s ‘Unfinished’ Portrait
The governor's portrait from his first two terms was so unpopular it was banished to a third-floor stairwell.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Tackles Runaway Hospital Pricing
The state’s competitive experiment, being watched by both the public and private sectors, has dropped the cost of health care without sacrificing quality.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The White House’s Plan to Win Over Anti-Obamacare States
When residents in places that aren’t expanding Medicaid or setting up their own health exchanges are denied insurance, the feds will tell them who to blame: their state.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful because I want to challenge people on their homophobia.
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker who's running for U.S. Senate, when asked about the persistent rumor that he's gay during an interview with the Washington Post.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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A November ballot question will ask Denver voters to approve a 3.5 percent sales tax for recreational marijuana that can be raised by the City Council at any time up to 15 percent.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois to Post Names Online of People Who Fail to Pay Tolls, Fines
Until now, the Tollway had been reluctant to publicize the names. But Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday signed legislation allowing the Tollway to do so, along with the amount of fines and unpaid tolls owed by each violator.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bloomberg Donates $350k to Help Gun-Control Supporting Lawmakers Facing Recall in Colorado
The recall elections for two Democratic lawmakers has become a political soap opera — with subplots, new characters and daily developments — that Tuesday included a $350,000 donation from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Frackers Cheating Pennsylvania Out of Billions
Manipulation of costs and other data by oil companies is keeping billions of dollars in royalties out of the hands of private and government landholders, an investigation by ProPublica has found.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Abortion Access Improved in Iowa, the Number of Women Getting Them Dropped 30%
A surprising thing has happened since a controversial video-conferencing system tripled the number of Iowa towns where women could obtain abortions: The annual number of abortions has dropped 30 percent in the state.
August 28, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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