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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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Kris Kobach, Leader of Trump's Voter Fraud Group, Found in Contempt of Court
A federal judge on Wednesday found Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court in a case involving Kansas voting laws, her latest rebuke of the Republican candidate for governor.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Parolees Get Their Voting Rights Back in New York
Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday signed an executive order granting parolees the right to vote in New York.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Pushing 9/11 Conspiracy Theory, Charlotte Politician Faces Nationwide Calls to Resign
Charlotte City Council Member LaWana Mayfield's Facebook post Monday questioning whether the 9/11 attacks were an act of terrorism has sparked a national backlash and a petition for her to resign.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Tennessee, GOP Governor Candidates Debate Confederate Monuments and Arming Teachers
Memphis' controversial takedown of its Confederate monuments, arming teachers and development incentives were among a handful of topics addressed in the first Republican Tennessee gubernatorial debate Wednesday in Memphis.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the planes that opened the doors for US Citizens to lose all privacy rights (from the conspiracy theorist in me).
Charlotte, N.C, City Councilmember LaWana Mayfield, in a Facebook post sharing an article from Awarenessact.com titled "European Scientific Journal Concludes 9/11 Was A Controlled Demolition." Her comments have sparked a nationwide backlash and led to calls for her resignation.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$250,000
State funding the Tennessee House revoked this week from the city of Memphis as punishment for removing Confederate monuments last year.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ranked-Choice Voting Gets Go-Ahead for First Statewide Test
The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that a ballot-box law that moves Maine's primary elections to a ranked-choice voting system should stand for the pending primary elections in June.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The 4-Day School Week Gets Introduced to Cities and Suburbs
The public school in Campo, Colorado, hasn’t required all its students to come to class on Fridays for nearly two decades. The 44-student district dropped a weekday to boost attendance and better attract teachers to a town so deep in farm country that the nearest grocery store is more than 20 miles away.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Promises to Reject Any White House Job Offer While Governor
Gov. Scott Walker stated unequivocally Monday he won't take a job in the White House this term or if he's re-elected in November.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Green Card Hopes Fade With New Rule for Young Immigrants
As a child, Y. says she was beaten by her father with ropes and cables in Honduras.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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