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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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Ohio Democrat Takes Anti-Abortion Stance in Governor's Race
In a fundraising letter that calls him "a truly remarkable man of God," gubernatorial candidate Bill O'Neill is staking out his position as an anti-abortion candidate in the Democratic primary.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun and School Safety Bill Sent to Florida Governor
Florida's bill to arm some school workers, raise the age to buy a gun and take guns from people who pose a threat now rests in Gov. Rick Scott's hands.
March 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Maximum jail sentence for restaurant workers who provide customers with an unwanted straw, according to a bill introduced in California. The bill's sponsor, Ian Calderon, said it was a drafting error.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
In a primary electorate in New York state that is far more demographically attuned to ‘60 Minutes’ more than ‘Sex and the City,’ I wouldn’t think that Nixon or the characters she has played have the kind of broad recognition one would need to run.
Jef Pollock, a pollster for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on the prospect of actress Cynthia Nixon winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary if she enters -- a move she is reportedly weighing.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
LOTTERY AUDIT
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Vacancies Aren't Unique to Trump. States Struggle to Fill Top Positions, Too.
When an agency head leaves, some states take years to find a permanent replacement. What takes so long?
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is Forcing Opioid Abusers Into Treatment the Best Medicine?
TAMPA, Fla. — In an opioid epidemic that is killing more than a hundred Americans every day, many families of overdose victims feel helpless when it comes to convincing their loved ones to seek treatment.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Key Results From the Texas Primaries
As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers:
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington State Bans Bump Stocks
With more than 100 orange-clad gun control advocates in the Capitol demanding action, Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill banning a device that can make a semi-automatic rifle fire so fast it mimics a machine gun.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bernie Sanders' Stepdaughter Loses Mayor's Race
Incumbent Miro Weinberger will be mayor of Burlington for the next three years, as he handily won a third term in an election that saw high turnout and two challengers from his left who criticized his administration's transparency and willingness to listen to the people.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah's Gun Control Effort Ends With Nothing to Show
A House committee rejected by a 7-4 margin a bill that would create a restraining order that could restrict access to guns for people at risk of shooting themselves or others.
March 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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