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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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Gerrymandering Case in Pennsylvania Rejected by U.S. Court
A panel of federal judges Wednesday effectively upheld Pennsylvania's often-criticized congressional district map, declining to take up a novel challenge that sought to have it declared unconstitutional as gerrymandered to favor the party in power.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Blue (and Now Red) States Try to Save Net Neutrality
Nebraska is now the first Republican-controlled state to launch its own attempt to save net neutrality rules.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We've got to take [sanctuary cities] to court, and we've got to start charging some of these politicians with crimes.
Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on Fox News last week. Legal experts, however, say it would probably be impossible for the federal government to arrest public officials for enacting sanctuary laws and policies.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2,800
Votes that may have been mistakenly cast in Virginia in November because, according to a Washington Post analysis, the voters' addresses may have been assigned to the wrong district. Six races were decided by less than 500 votes, and one was decided by a coin flip.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Anti-Abortion Ruling Bolsters Tennessee's Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood
An East Tennessee lawmaker has started drafting legislation that would defund Planned Parenthood operations across the state after a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the 2014 vote in favor of Amendment 1, a ballot measure that stripped the right to an abortion from the Tennessee constitution.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Governor Admits to Extramarital Affair But Denies Blackmailing Woman With Nude Photo
Gov. Eric Greitens has admitted he had an extramarital affair in 2015, during a time when he was exploring a campaign for governor.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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It's Official: Trump Administration to Start Letting States Add Work Requirements to Medicaid
The Trump administration early Thursday initiated a pivotal change in the Medicaid program, announcing that for the first time the federal government will allow states to test work requirements as a condition for coverage.
January 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
31,000
Qualified students that California State University turned away last year, which represents the school's most rejections.
January 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Opioid Deaths Rise, an 8th State Declares a Disaster
Gov. Tom Wolf took unprecedented action Wednesday in issuing a disaster declaration to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic devastating Pennsylvania families on a daily basis.
January 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Governor Assembles Virginia's First-Ever Majority-Female Cabinet
Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam, D, announced the last of 15 cabinet picks on Tuesday, assembling what his office says would be the first majority-female cabinet in state history.
January 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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