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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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Felons' Fight for Voting Rights Fueled by Federal Ruling
Florida’s system of barring felons from voting unless they receive executive clemency is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
February 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Turkey's Propaganda War Targets America's State Capitals
A law firm hired by the government of Turkey is lobbying state officials across the U.S. about what it alleges is a suspicious network of American charter schools run by a dangerous Turkish opposition leader.
February 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri AG Blames Human Trafficking on Sexual Revolution of 1960s
During a speech to pastors in Kansas City in December, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley linked the problem of sex trafficking to the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Durbin’s home town is (get this) east St. Louis illinois! The shithole of the universe!
Tweet from Blair Garber that led to his resignation as chairman of the Illinois Lottery Control Board. He is referring to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who was in the meeting when President Trump reportedly referred to Haiti and countries in Africa as "shithole" nations.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$63.2 million
Money the Republican Governors Association raised in 2017, which is a record high and almost $11 million more than the previous record.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Is Disabled Voter Turnout on the Decline?
For decades, Kathy Hoell has struggled to vote. Poll workers have told the 62-year-old Nebraskan, who uses a powered wheelchair and has a brain injury that causes her to speak in a strained and raspy voice, that she isn’t smart enough to cast a ballot. They have led her to stairs she couldn’t climb and prevented her from using an accessible voting machine because they hadn’t powered it on.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas' New Governor Faces Big Challenges -- and Reelection
After months of waiting, Kansas has a new governor.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania GOP Leader Refuses Court Order to Turn Over Gerrymandering Data
State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati said Wednesday he would not turn over any data requested by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the wake of the gerrymandering ruling that Republicans have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As States Target High Drug Prices, Pharma Targets State Lawmakers
It was expected to be a perfunctory statehouse meeting — three lobbyists and a legislator discussing a proposal to educate Louisiana doctors about the price of drugs they prescribe.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ICE Formalizes Policy for Courthouse Sweeps
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, announced a new set of guidelines on Wednesday for how it will conduct arrests in courthouses.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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