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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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Sheriffs Pocket Funds Meant for Jail Food. Alabama's Governor Is Trying to End That.
Gov. Kay Ivey took a small step Tuesday toward stopping Alabama from allowing sheriffs to pocket public money allocated to feeding local inmates that they do not spend. But despite some early news reports, Ivey alone cannot and did not end the longstanding practice.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Execution Halted After Drug Company Sues Nevada to Stop It
Hours before he was to be put to death, a convicted killer was spared execution Wednesday when a Nevada judge granted an injunction sought by the maker of a sedative that has been at the center of several botched executions.
July 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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39 'Occupy ICE' Protesters Arrested in San Francisco
A weeklong encampment of activists protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy came to an end early Monday, when nearly 40 people were arrested overnight in San Francisco.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Border Patrol Accuses New York City Mayor of Illegally Crossing Into U.S.
Mayor de Blasio denied illegally crossing the border between the United States and Mexico last month -- ripping U.S. Customs and Border Patrol for the "absolutely ridiculous allegations" he said were designed to distract from President Trump's policies and intimidate his critics.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There’s no reason to think that Kavanaugh would be different from Kennedy in terms of Congress’ power under the Commerce Clause, and therefore on the states’ power.
Lino Graglia, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, on President Trump's nominee to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring at the end of this month.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$12.2 million
One-year savings for the state of Louisiana from criminal justice reforms that resulted in its prison population dropping to the lowest level in 30 years.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Racist Post Doesn't Stop New Jersey GOP Chairman From Supporting Candidate
Atlantic County Republican Chairman Keith Davis said Tuesday he won’t withdraw his support for congressional candidate Seth Grossman, despite Grossman’s sharing of a racist article from a white nationalist website on social media.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Trump's Supreme Court Pick Could Mean for States' Rights
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s rulings on federal regulatory power, and his approach to the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, provide the best hints of how he might rule on cases involving states’ rights.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dockless Bike Company Pulls Out of Chicago, Citing City's Locking Rule
Ofo said Monday that it has pulled its bikes out of Chicago as a result of locking rules which the China-based company said make it too difficult to provide service.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Becomes Latest State to Ban Bump Stocks
Hawaii has become the latest state to ban bump stocks in the months following a mass shooting in Las Vegas, where the device was used to kill 58 people.
July 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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