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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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For First Time, Indiana Lawmakers Will Be Subject to Sexual Harassment Policies
Indiana lawmakers will have to establish a sexual harassment policy for themselves for the first time after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law a new measure Thursday aimed at preventing unwelcome sexual advances at the Statehouse.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Trump administration is weighing whether to allow Texas to receive millions of federal Medicaid dollars for its family planning program, which bars abortion providers.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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During False Nuclear Missile Alert, 911 Told Callers to Watch CNN for Answers
At first, Honolulu 911 operators were just telling people to turn on CNN, because they, too, had no idea whether a ballistic missile was really about to blow up the state.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Strengthens Consumer Protections in Wake of Data Breaches
Oregon Democratic Gov. Kate Brown has signed a measure into law that would toughen the state’s consumer data breach laws.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State's New Anti-Censorship Law Gives Student Journalists More Rights Than Supreme Court
After of lobbying from students and teachers, a bill to prevent school administrators from censoring the work of student journalists has became law.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Mass Protests, Sacramento Police Release Video of Unarmed Man's Fatal Shooting
In the face of growing public tension, Sacramento police have released video footage of officers fatally shooting an unarmed black man in his backyard after a chaotic nighttime pursuit last weekend.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ransomware Attack May Have Compromised Atlanta Employee's Info
City of Atlanta officials are struggling to determine how much sensitive information may have been compromised in a Thursday cyber attack.
March 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Orders Gov. Scott Walker to Hold Special Elections
A Dane County judge on Thursday ordered Gov. Scott Walker to promptly call special elections in two state legislative districts that have had vacancies since December, saying the governor misinterpreted a state law in choosing not to fill the seats until the November general election.
March 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Harassment Claims, Top Hawaii Lawmaker Resigns
Former House Speaker Joseph Souki has agreed to resign from office to resolve complaints from "several" women who allege they were the targets of his unwanted advances that included sexual comments, touching and kissing, according to the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.
March 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers Stage Sick-Out and Protest at Arizona Capitol
Hundreds of red-shirted educators jammed into Capitol hearings rooms and marched around the Legislature Wednesday to protest what they call dismal pay and conditions for their students.
March 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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