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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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How a 26-Voter Mistake Could Have Cost Virginia Democrats a Pivotal Race
Last year’s race for state delegate in Newport News went down in Virginia history for its razor-thin margin. Republican David E. Yancey won on Election Day by 10 votes; Democrat Shelly Simonds beat him by a single vote in a recount. Then, a judicial panel declared a tie, so officials picked a name out of a bowl to determine a winner, and it was Yancey.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Unlawful' Ballot Destruction Ruling Spurs State Oversight of Local Elections Office in Florida
The elections supervisor in Florida’s second-most populous county broke state and federal law by unlawfully destroying ballots cast in Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s 2016 Democratic primary, a judge ruled Friday in a case brought by the congresswoman’s challenger who wanted to check for voting irregularities.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Are Drone Deliveries Coming Near You? 10 States and Cities Picked to Test Them
The futuristic possibilities associated with autonomous, commercial drone activity _ think food and package delivery, medical supply transport or enhanced border security _ will be realized in San Diego, and soon.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Equal Rights Amendment Fails to Win Delaware's Support
A proposed equal rights amendment to the Delaware Constitution was defeated in the state Senate on Wednesday even though several lawmakers who voted against the bill said they support the legislation.
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Volcano Prompts More Evacuations
HILO, Hawaii _ Kilauea's continued eruptions _ possibly a long windup to a major explosion at the summit _ forced more evacuations Sunday as yet another fissure opened and spattered lava along the volcano's eastern flank .
May 14, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Profiling [by police] is absolutely necessary. Sometimes race might play some part in that.
Nashville mayoral candidate Ralph Bristol, at a forum last week. His comments elicited gasps among the largely black audience.
May 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
18 years old
Minimum age for getting married in Delaware, with or without a judge's approval. It's part of a growing trend of states raising the marriage age but the first state to make it that high.
May 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In GOP Debate, Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf a Hot Topic
With just under three weeks left until the primary, the Republican candidates for governor slipped into their Wednesday night debate criticisms not only of one another but also of the Democratic governor they all hope to challenge in November.
April 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Opioid Crisis Cost Washington State $9 Billion in 2016
A new study released as a prelude to Sen. Patty Murray's legislative effort to contain the opioid epidemic estimates the financial impacts of overdose deaths alone have cost Washington state $34 billion over the four years ending in 2016.
April 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ICE Gets a Cease-and-Desist Letter From New York's Governor
Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday the state will not let federal immigration agents onto state property without a judicial warrant or order.
April 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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