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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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In Missouri, Race Complicates a Transfer to Better Schools
A Missouri law allowing students to transfer to better school districts has spurred contention, with racial and economic undertones.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Tools Emerge for Preventing Power Outages
A decade after the largest blackout in American history, engineers are installing and linking 1,000 of those instruments, called phasor measurement units, to try to prevent another catastrophic power failure.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Employees Get 1st Pay Raise in 4 Years
Colorado government employees will see their first pay increases in four years when they get their latest paychecks Wednesday, a sign that the state is continuing its economic recovery after the recession.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Extends Delay on Wisconsin's New Abortion Law
A federal judge Wednesday extended for another week a hold on a state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Indiana Has Most to Gain if it Expanded Medicaid
Indiana would see one of the biggest reductions among states in its uninsured population if it expands Medicaid under a full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released Wednesday.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Schools Absent from Major Obamacare Outreach
Supporters of the health law see back-to-school season as a natural time for Obamacare outreach, a chance to find young families who could benefit from new health coverage options. But weeks before the school bells start ringing in parts of the country, there’s no concerted effort to reach parents at the schoolhouse door.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois to Become 20th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Gov. Pat Quinn will sign a bill into law Thursday legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois in a ceremony at the University of Chicago.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Fight Changes in Toxic Chemicals Law
Backers of the bipartisan plan say it would make the public safer by giving the federal government broader authority to test and regulate chemicals. But in return for backing that greater federal authority, the chemical industry has insisted on limits to the power of states to add additional regulations of their own.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gay Marriage Takes Effect in 2 States
Rhode Island and Minnesota on Thursday became the 12th and 13th states to sanction gay nuptials.
August 01, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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August 2013 Last Look: Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere
Seattle's so-called "ramps to nowhere" will be torn down in 2014.
July 31, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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