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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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Tennessee Abortion Bill Sponsor Removes ID Provisions
A controversial proposal to post details about each abortion performed in Tennessee on a state website has been withdrawn, with its chief sponsor accusing opponents of spreading lies about it and inciting threats of violence against him.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Legislators' DWI Immunity Under Attack in Minnesota
Legislative immunity gives lawmakers a potential pass on most offenses that fall short of treason or felony when the Legislature is in session. But now two legislators, at the urging of students from Concordia University in St. Paul, are working to at least restrain that immunity so lawmakers cannot use it to escape drunken-driving charges.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New 'Right to Resist' Law Worries Indiana Police
The law, passed by lawmakers who were outraged by a controversial Indiana Supreme Court decision, allows people to resist police, including with deadly force, but only if police are acting illegally. Police, however, doubt many people will take the time to read the new law and understand what they can and cannot do in a confrontation with police.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FEMA Denies Illinois' 2nd Request for Tornado Aid
Gov. Pat Quinn and members of the Illinois congressional delegation said the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not reflect the seriousness of the damage from tornadoes in southern Illinois communities, which killed seven people in tiny Harrisburg, Ill., and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses across a five-county area.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Paradise Valley, Ariz., Mayor to Run for U.S. House
Pledging to make jobs and the repeal of the federal health law his top priorities, Paradise Valley Councilman Vernon Parker said that he will campaign for Congress in the increasingly crowded race for District 9. Parker joins three other Republican candidates: retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers, former Chandler City Councilman Martin Sepulveda and aviation businessman Travis Grantham.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: California Violated Disclosure Law with Medi-Cal Cuts
The state Department of Health Care Services violated disclosure law last year by refusing to provide background information on Medi-Cal cuts that a federal judge has since blocked, a Sacramento Superior Court judge has ruled. Under federal law, the department had to show that Medi-Cal cuts would not undermine access to care.
March 22, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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St. Louis Firefighters Vote to Hire Lawyer Regarding Mayor's Pension Bills
Five trustees voted to hire a lawyer to potentially sue the city if one of Mayor Francis Slay's pension overhaul bills to control and reduce pensions goes into effect.
March 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage, or was it truly caused by a rape.
Idaho state Sen. Chuck Winder's comments, which caused outrage, on a bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before an abortion. Some said Winder's comments suggested that women may lie to get abortions, but he said that was not the intent.
March 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
140,000
The number of college students in Illinois who are eligible for financial aid but likely won't get it because the state ran out of money. This year marks the earliest the state has ever run out of its need-based Monetary Award Program funds.
March 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Emergency Manager Law Dealt a Blow in Flint, Mich.
A Michigan judge restored power to Flint's mayor and City Council, the latest legal setback for Gov. Rick Snyder and a state law giving state-appointed emergency managers sweeping powers to help struggling cities and schools fix their finances.
March 21, 2012
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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