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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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Fine facing public officials in Florida if they enforce a local gun ordinance. They could also be removed from office. In the wake of the Parkland shooting, some cities are planning to sue the state over that preemption law.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Automatic Voter Registration Part of Voting Package Signed by Washington Governor
Washington will attempt to add more voices to "the chorus of democracy" with a series of laws that will make it easier to register to vote, encourage teens to pre-register and provide more information on campaign contributions from non-profit groups.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Impeachment of Pennsylvania Justices Who Threw Out Voting Map Intensifies
One day after federal courts declined to block the new congressional map from taking effect, a Republican state representative introduced resolutions to impeach the four Democrats on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court who ruled to impose the map in time for the May 15 primary.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Billionaire Wins Democratic Nomination for Illinois Governor
Billionaire J.B. Pritzker cruised to victory Tuesday night in the Illinois Democratic governor primary, his record-setting $70 million campaign allowing him to build a formidable operation his underfunded rivals could not overcome.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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San Francisco Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Fur Sales
San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur, further burnishing the city's animal-loving credentials as it becomes the largest U.S. city to approve the prohibition.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Ekes Out Primary Win
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeated state Rep. Jeanne Ives on Tuesday night, escaping a primary challenge from a conservative lawmaker he'd once dismissed as a "fringe" candidate.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Fight Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan, States Get Creative
Some coastal states opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to allow oil and gas drilling off most of the nation’s coastline are fighting back with proposed state laws designed to thwart the proposal.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Halts Mississippi's Strictest-in-Nation Abortion Ban Hours After It Becomes Law
ust 18 hours after Gov. Phil Bryant signed the nation’s toughest abortion ban into law, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order, saying the law is likely to be found unconstitutional.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Disclosure Law Appears to Lack Supreme Court Support
The Supreme Court sounded ready Tuesday to strike down a California disclosure law that requires pregnancy centers _ including those that are faith-based _ to notify women that the state offers subsidies for abortion.
March 21, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
West Virginia Teachers Walkout
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Are More Strikes Coming? West Virginia Wasn't the Only State Neglecting Employee Health Care.
The issue that led West Virginia teachers to walk out may be boiling over elsewhere as states neglect workers' benefits, sometimes causing financial and medical hardship for public servants.
March 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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