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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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After Florida Shooting, Police Chiefs Push Assault Weapons Ban
For Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, the anguish of Florida's worst school shooting remains raw. Families are still burying some of the 17 students and faculty members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, victims of a deeply troubled ex-student with an assault rifle.
February 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Social Services Investigated Florida Shooter, Knew He Wanted to Buy a Gun in 2016
Nikolas Cruz cut his arms on Snapchat and said he wanted to buy a gun in September 2016, more than a year before he was accused of killing 17 people in a school in Parkland, Florida, records obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel show.
February 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
By refusing to call for special elections, these governors are effectively silencing thousands of voices.
Jessica Post, executive director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, on Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decisions to not hold some special elections this year. Both Republican governors say it's not worth the expense.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
25.3%
Portion of state lawmakers who are women, marking the first time they make up at least a quarter of America's legislatures.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Pressure Feds to Let Them Import Prescription Drugs From Canada
Norm Thurston is a “free-market guy” — a conservative health economist in Republican-run Utah who rarely sees the government’s involvement in anything as beneficial.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio's Down Syndrome Abortion Law Challenged by ACLU
Three abortion clinics sued Ohio in federal court Thursday to block implementation of a new law prohibiting an abortion when a patient believes the fetus may have Down syndrome.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Day After Florida Shooting, Oregon Lawmakers Vote for Gun Control
Members of the Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would expand the number of people banned from owning guns because of domestic violence or stalking convictions.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida's GOP Governor on Gun Laws: ‘Everything’s on the Table’
Gov. Rick Scott of Florida expressed openness on Thursday to imposing additional restrictions on guns in his state in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland.
February 16, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Local Governments Sue Trump for Defunding Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Local governments and health care groups sued the Trump administration on Thursday for cutting short a grant program designed to prevent teen pregnancies through 2020.
February 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How (and Why) Cities Are Marketing Bikes to Poor People
Bike sharing may be the ultimate symbol of gentrification, the province of avocado-toast loving, espresso-swilling — and mostly white — millennials.
February 15, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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