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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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Snyder Recall Effort Re-Energized by Detroit's Financial Crisis
Gov. Rick Snyder's handling of the Detroit financial crisis may result in increased support from city residents for a new recall effort, a spokesman for the group said.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers May Reduce Their Own Numbers
The state House's consideration of a bill to trim the 203-member chamber by 50 seats marks the first time in 45 years that lawmakers have taken up such a proposal. The 50-member state Senate would not be affected.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Urged to Reject 'Stand Your Ground’ Bill in Wake of Trayvon Shooting
Two Boston city councilors want state lawmakers to reject a bill for a Florida-style “stand your ground” law in Massachusetts. The proposal, which would expand the right to use deadly force outside people’s homes, has become part of a national controversy after the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Track Cellphones without Warrants, ACLU Reports
Local police departments across the country are tracking cellphones without obtaining a warrant, according to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oakland College Shooting Kills 7
Police said seven people were dead and three others injured after a gunman opened fire Monday at a small Korean Christian school.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York State Senator Espaillat to Challenge U.S. Rep. Rangel
Adriano Espaillat, a Democratic state senator, announced that he would run against Representative Charles B. Rangel, ending months of speculation over his potential candidacy and setting the stage for a campaign that could test the strength of Latino influence in the district.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Affirmative Action Ban in California Upheld
A federal appeals court left intact California’s ban on race-based affirmative action as a means to boost the ranks of minority students in the state university system, throwing out a lawsuit that sought to overturn the policy.
April 03, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical Pot School in California Raided by Feds
Federal agents raided a San Francisco Bay area medical marijuana training school at the heart of California's pot legalization movement.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$68.4 billion
The new estimated cost of California's high-speed rail project -- down from nearly $100 billion a few months ago, according to Gov. Jerry Brown's office. The significant drop has made some lawmakers skeptical of the project's new price tag.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Mass devastation is highly likely, making the area unrecognizable to survivors.
Tornado warnings that the National Weather Service will dispatch at appropriate times in Kansas and Missouri. The new impact-based warning system is supposed to make more people take notice when potentially devastating twisters are headed their way and may be used nationwide.
April 02, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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