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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 Illinois Bans 'Gay Panic' Defense, LGBTQ Advocates Look to Other States
When 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was punched, pistol-whipped, tied to a fence and left to die in 1998, his killers' attorneys said the attackers were triggered by Shepard making sexual advances toward them.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bernie Sanders Swears In de Blasio for 2nd Term as NYC Mayor
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in Monday for a second and final term, with the oath of office administered by his progressive political hero Bernie Sanders.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Field Opens in New York Governor's Race
Harry Wilson, a Republican who nearly broke a Democratic hammerlock on statewide office in the 2010 state Comptroller's race, will not run for governor this year, according to the New York Daily News.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Statehouse Sexual Harassment Tally: 18 Lawmakers Gone or Punished
The movement that has empowered women across the country to levy sexual assault and harassment allegations against powerful men continues to snowball, causing an uprising in many industries, including state politics.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Appeals Court Upholds Fine Against Bakers Who Refused Service to Gay Couple
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a decision by Oregon's labor commissioner that forced two Gresham bakers to pay $135,000 to a lesbian couple for whom the bakers refused to make a wedding cake.
December 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Trump Endorsement, Billionaires Swarm Florida Governor's Race
After Donald Trump appeared to endorse Ron DeSantis’ campaign for Florida governor last week, a handful of the biggest and most influential billionaires in Republican politics threw their support behind the three-term GOP congressman, upending the race in the nation’s biggest swing state.
December 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Tied Race, GOP Urges Court to Reject Democrat's Lawsuit
Republican leaders fired back Friday against Democrat Shelly Simonds' efforts to be declared the winner in a tied Newport News-area House of Delegates race, urging the recount court to reject Simonds' appeals for a new decision and asking state officials to proceed to a planned tiebreaker "as soon as possible."
December 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Romanian Hackers Charged With Disabling D.C. Police Cameras During Trump's Inauguration
Two Romanian men have been charged with illegally disabling more than one hundred computers associated with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in the days just before President Trump's inauguration, according to a police press release.
December 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tax Law Creates Confusion and Uproar in City Halls Across America
Mass confusion is erupting in town halls across the country thanks to the new tax law, as tens of thousands of property owners scramble to pay next year’s taxes ahead of schedule — while the governors of their states and the IRS give conflicting signals about whether that’s even allowed.
December 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Conservative Group Scores Legal Victory Against Unions
A federal judge Wednesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a controversial conservative group that a lawsuit alleges obtained information illegally from the American Federation of Teachers-Michigan.
December 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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