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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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Medical Marijuana Cleared for Takeoff in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the state to launch its medical marijuana program, reversing and dismissing a judge’s ruling that prevented officials from issuing the first licenses for businesses to grow the drug.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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House Farm Bill Passes With Controversial Food Stamps Rules
Farm legislation that would impose new work restrictions to qualify for food stamps narrowly passed the U.S. House after an earlier attempt failed last month because of conservatives' demands that an immigration vote be held first.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Win for Privacy, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrants for Cellphone Records
In a victory for privacy in the digital era, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Constitution protects tracking data from a cellphone, requiring police to have a search warrant to obtain cell tower records that can show a person's movement over days or weeks.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wife of Alabama AG Dies
Bridgette Marshall, the wife of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, died Sunday morning.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Campaigns for Candidates in Nevada
President Donald Trump today made the first of what is expected to be several campaign stops in Las Vegas this election season in support of Nevada's leading Republican candidates.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfire Destroys Homes, Forces Evacuations in Northern California
A spreading wildfire threatened early Monday to cut off access to a rural community in northern California, where authorities ordered the evacuation of around 2,500 residents.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Boston Schools Sued Over Info-Sharing With ICE. Superintendent Resigns the Next Day.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang will be leaving his post before the start of the new school year, he and Mayor Marty Walsh confirmed Friday. The news comes one day after a coalition of civil rights and student advocacy groups sued the Boston Public Schools to find out how much student information the system shares with federal immigration officials.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Not Just Sarah Sanders: Protesters Confront Florida AG at Mr. Rogers Movie
Protesters confronted Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at a showing of a documentary about children's TV host Fred Rogers, and they questioned the Republican's stands on immigration and health care.
June 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
They handcuffed me and put a white bag of some kind over my head. They took off all of my clothes and put me into a restraint chair, where they attached my hands and feet to the chair. They left me naked and attached to that chair for two and a half days.
Sworn statement from a 15-year-old boy from Mexico, on his experience while being held in an immigrant detention facility in Virginia for nine months. His and other children's claims of abuse have led the governor to call for an investigation.
June 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
140 out of 287
Miles of adopted highways in Colorado that are paid for by marijuana businesses.
June 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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