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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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Supreme Court Lets Abortion Restrictions Stand -- for Now
The Supreme Court has refused -- for now -- to block an Arkansas abortion law that could prevent most women there from ending their early pregnancies with medication.
May 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing Impeachment, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Resigns
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced Tuesday he is stepping down effective at 5 p.m. Friday in the face of an impeachment effort, an adverse judicial ruling and multiple criminal investigations.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Have ya’ll tried grammar and style check?
Handwritten words at the top of a retired teacher's letter to the White House in which she pointed out the Trump administration's mistakes in its original letter to her. “When you get letters from the highest level of government, you expect them to be at least mechanically correct,” she said in an interview.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
44 years
Last time Wyoming let people hunt grizzly bears, which were a protected species in the Yellowstone region until last year. The state will resume grizzly hunting this fall.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Short-Term Renters Score Supreme Court Victory in Texas
A Bexar County homeowner did not violate a neighborhood association's restrictions on property use when he rented out his home to short-term visitors, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Privacy Ruling a Loss for Social Media Companies, Win for Criminal Defendants in California
Facebook and other social media companies should turn over users' public communications to criminal defendants in response to subpoenas, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Thursday.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers Union-Backed Bills Vetoed by Maryland Governor
Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed three education bills Thursday, calling them "a crude attempt" to dilute accountability in Maryland public schools.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Since China Banned Most Foreign Waste, U.S. Recyclables Are Being Dumped in Landfills
Oregon is serious about recycling. Its residents are accustomed to dutifully separating milk cartons, yogurt containers, cereal boxes and kombucha bottles from their trash to divert them from the landfill.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Fight Russians' Latest Hack, FBI Asks You to Reset Your Router
The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After 2nd Major Flood in 2 Years, Maryland City Ponders Whether to Rebuild Again
Residents, merchants and officials in Ellicott City on Monday began to examine the devastation wrought by floods that coursed through the historic mill town the night before _ the second time in less than two years.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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