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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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The Death Penalty Was Abolished in Illinois Years Ago. Now the Governor Wants It Back.
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday proposed reinstating the death penalty in Illinois for mass killers and people who slay law enforcement officers, injecting the idea into his re-election campaign by rewriting a gun control bill and sending it back to lawmakers.
May 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Gun Control Policy Gaining Bipartisan Support Across the Country
Since the fatal shooting of 17 people at a South Florida high school, five states -- Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island and Vermont -- have passed laws that allow authorities to temporarily take away guns from a person who has shown a pattern of violence.
May 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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He Wants the Sheriff Gone So Bad He Legally Changed His Name to DumpOzzie Dot Com
Scott Maclay, the leader of the Rattlesnakes Motorcycle Club who has spent years accusing Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich of cover-ups and corruption, has taken a drastic step to show just how badly he wants Knezovich out of office.
May 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bernie Sanders Group Endorses Actress Cynthia Nixon for New York Governor
Our Revolution, a national organization created by Sen. Bernie Sanders, on Monday endorsed Cynthia Nixon in her Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Cuomo.
May 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: NRA Can't Keep Teens' Identities Secret in Lawsuit Over Florida Gun Laws
Expressing sympathy for her plight, a federal judge nevertheless turned down a request by the National Rifle Association to keep the identity of a 19-year-old Alachua County woman secret in a challenge to a state law that raised from 18 to 21 the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns.
May 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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People held in Louisiana jails for four years without a trial. "This is a huge problem in Louisiana and it is a problem nationally," said Bruce Hamilton, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Most officers are great guys and women who are working hard, but there's always the one.
Kansas state Rep. John Whitmer, on why he voted for a new law making it illegal for police officers to have sex during traffic stops.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmakers Have Left, But the Harassment Culture in Statehouses Remains
In March, former Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish made a surprise visit to the state Capitol, where he attended committee hearings and talked to former colleagues.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Democrats Spar Over Abortion, Immigration in Their Only Debate for Governor
Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Lupe Valdez and Andrew White pounded each other over immigration and abortion Friday.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Man Arrested for Hacking Government Websites
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point was among the victims of a computer hacker who was arrested in California on Thursday.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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