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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.

Justice Dept. Targets Texas in New Voting-Rights Challenge
A month after a Supreme Court ruling freed jurisdictions from having to get federal approval to change their election laws, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a lawsuit to require Texas to do just that -- and "it will not be our last," he said.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More States Consider Billing Risky Rescues to Make Thrill-Seekers Think Again
At least three states already allow and more are considering allowing localities to charge citizens for what can be dangerous and expensive rescues that occur when recklessness (like kayaking during a flood) is involved.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why States Should Take Budget Surpluses with a Grain of Salt
Many states ended fiscal year 2013 with a surplus, but experts warn that it doesn’t mean their financial woes are over.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Crime, Not Debt, is Detroit’s Biggest Problem
Two powerful women in Detroit are pushing hard for the city to focus its resources on fighting its high violent crime rate, which, in 2012, was five times the national average.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA Throws Out Idaho Pollution Rule it Previously Approved
Idaho water quality regulators must go back to the drawing board after the federal government this week rejected a 2-year-old rule that allowed some new pollution to be discharged into the state's prized waterways without review.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Opens Special Window for Public Employees in Same-Sex Couples to Enroll in Health Insurance
The enrollment is aimed at gay couples who had been married previously but shied away from CalPERS' health plan because employees had to pay taxes on their spouses' health benefits. Since DOMA was declared unconstitutional on June 26, those tax consequences have gone away.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire is 19th State to OK Medical Marijuana
The law takes effect immediately, but it may be well over a year before the program is up and running.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Raid Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Washington State
Washington state legalized adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana last fall, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Halts Part of Alabama Abortion Law Until 2014
A federal judge has delayed enforcement of a key portion of Alabama's new abortion clinic law until March 24, 2014.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill Banning Courts from Considering Foreign Law Sent to North Carolina Governor
The House approved a bill that keeps judges from considering foreign law in state court decisions.
July 25, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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