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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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Kushner Group Sues Jersey City Over Stalled Tower Project, Alleging Anti-Trump Bias
The Kushner family's development firm has filed a nine-count lawsuit against Jersey City, saying the city has forced the delay of its One Journal Square project because of "political animus towards President Trump."
June 28, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Ruling, Unions Seek Revenge on Illinois Governor
The blockbuster Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision handed down Wednesday is already shaping Bruce Rauner’s legacy as Illinois governor. But it also threatens to end his political career.
June 28, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Chiefs Lobby Trump to Stop Detaining Immigrant Families
Dozens of law enforcement officials from both parties wrote an open letter to top lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to adopt alternatives to the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrant families.
June 28, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The court shouldn't tell us what to do.
Mark Tallman, a lobbyist for the Kansas Association of School Boards, talking about a proposed constitutional amendment that would block the state's Supreme Court from reviewing overall spending on schools. Momentum for the measure is growing after the court ruled, again, that lawmakers are not adequately funding education.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Ballots not counted in the final round of Maine's primary earlier this month because they did not rank the candidates who ended up being the final two. It was the first time ranked-choice voting was used for a statewide election in the U.S.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Orders Virginia to Redraw Maps That Aren't Racially Gerrymandered
A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Virginia House of Delegates unconstitutionally packed African-American voters into 11 legislative districts and ordered the General Assembly to draw new district lines by Oct. 30.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Sanctuary Cities Fight, Appeals Court Gives Trump a Temporary Victory
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily narrowed the scope of a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's attempt to withhold grants from so-called sanctuary cities.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Marijuana Wins Voters' Approval in Oklahoma
Voters in Oklahoma approved a ballot measure making the state the 30th in the nation to allow broad access to medical marijuana.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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17 States Sue Trump Over Family Separations at the Border
As expected, Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson has challenged the Trump administration in court over its policy to forcibly separate immigrant families, contending in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 17 states and the District of Columbia Tuesday that President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy violates constitutional due-process rights of parents and children and runs afoul of federal asylum laws.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After School Funding Ruling, Kansas Conservatives Renew Push to Limit Supreme Court's Reach
Calls for a state constitutional amendment to restrain the Kansas Supreme Court are growing louder after the justices ruled again that lawmakers are not adequately funding schools.
June 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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