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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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Who Abortion Rights Group NARAL Wants to Be Florida's Next Governor
“As with every election year, all eyes are on Florida.”
July 13, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Supreme Court Union Fees
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How States Are Making It Harder to Leave Unions
Just over two weeks since the Janus ruling, about a third of the affected states have taken actions meant to soften its impact on unions' membership and revenue.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We brought them individually wrapped cookies, but we said, ‘You can’t eat it now. You have to wait 'til you’re in the bathroom and eat it there.'
Linda J. Smith, a breastfeeding advocate, describing the strategy she used on Ohio lawmakers considering a bill to allow public breastfeeding to help them understand why it's something new mothers want to do. The bill eventually passed.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$800,000
Settlement the state of Missouri is paying a female prison guard who says she was sexually harassed and poisoned by male coworkers.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Clergy Abuse, the Courts and $180,000: Will Campaign Donations Impact Pennsylvania Judges' Impartiality?
The law firms and individual lawyers waging a fierce fight over a secret grand jury report detailing sexual abuse by Catholic clergy across the state have together donated more than $180,000 to the campaigns of the Supreme Court justices now weighing whether to release the report, records show.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Elon Musk Pledges to End Flint's Water Problems
Tesla CEO Elon Musk set off a tweet storm on the Flint water crisis Wednesday by suggesting he'd be willing to put some of his fortune on the line to help out families in Flint.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Trump's Breastfeeding Opposition, All 50 U.S. States Back It
The Trump administration this spring tried to remove pro-breastfeeding language from a World Health Organization resolution. But here at home, breastfeeding has steadily become more accepted and accessible — culminating this year in the 49th and 50th states enacting laws to allow it in public.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Immigration Protests, Another California County Cancels Its ICE Contract
Contra Costa County is severing its contract with the federal government to incarcerate undocumented migrants at a jail in Richmond, a pact that had drawn increasing attention and protests as the Trump administration intensified its crackdown on illegal immigration.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Obama's Help, Redistricting Group Targets State Legislative Races
Barack Obama says all the voter registration drives and first-time candidates running for office this year are “inspiring” — but that in the existential battle for America he’s been warning about, it's not enough.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Planned Parenthood Endorses Andrew Cuomo in New York Governor's Race
Even as Democratic primary challenger Cynthia Nixon criticizes his record on women's issues, Gov. Cuomo picked up the backing Wednesday morning of a leading pro-abortion rights group.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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